Yearly Archive: 2015

ALAN TURING
Alan Turing is the genius British mathematician who helped save millions of lives by breaking the German naval Enigma code during World War II.  He also was the visionary scientist who gave birth to the computer age, pioneered artificial intelligence, and was the first to investigate the mathematical underpinnings of the living world.  Turing is one of the great original thinkers of the 20^th century who foresaw the digital world in which we now live.  In the … Ler mais

Breaking The Code tells the story of a mathematical genius, Alan Turing (Derek Jacobi) who, seconded to the top secret Bletchley Park England during World War II, was responsible for designing the first computer, which enabled the allies to crack the German Enigma code and, some would argue, win the war. It was on Churchill’s specific instructions that Turing was given all the resources he required – and his personal behavior tolerated: Turing was a practicing homosexual at a time … Ler mais

The story of the British genius and war hero ALAN TURING, mathematician, codebreaker and computer visionar.
From the BBC TV science series Horizon (1992).

The story of Alan Turing, credited by many as the father of the modern digital computer. The programme highlights the importance of Turing’s early interest in logic and mathematics, as well as his later work during the Second World War at Bletchley Park where he was involved in breaking the code used by the German … Ler mais