Alan Turing Biography

Alan Turing, Mathematician
Occup.Mathematician
FromEngland
BornJune 23, 1912
DiedJune 7, 1954
Aged41 years
Alan Mathison Turing was a British mathematician that was an establishing member of computer science. He is most well-known for his Turing test and its global Turing maker, as well as to have contributed significantly to the Allied victory in The second world war by damaging the German Enigma code by team-work at Bletchley Park. The team was very intricate: Turing himself, Polish mathematicians, the British champion in chess Hugh Alexander, author Malcolm Muggeridge, and winners of the competitors about that is fastest to fix a crossword-across-task in the Daily Telegraph (the record was evaluated 7 mins as well as 57.5 seconds).

Our collection contains 8 quotes who is written / told by Alan.

Related authors: Ludwig Wittgenstein (Philosopher), Malcolm Muggeridge (Journalist), Keira Knightley (Actress)

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8 Famous quotes by Alan Turing

Small: Science is a differential equation. Religion is a boundary condition
"Science is a differential equation. Religion is a boundary condition"
Small: We can only see a short distance ahead, but we can see plenty there that needs to be done
"We can only see a short distance ahead, but we can see plenty there that needs to be done"
Small: I believe that at the end of the century the use of words and general educated opinion will have altere
"I believe that at the end of the century the use of words and general educated opinion will have altered so much that one will be able to speak of machines thinking without expecting to be contradicted"
Small: A computer would deserve to be called intelligent if it could deceive a human into believing that it wa
"A computer would deserve to be called intelligent if it could deceive a human into believing that it was human"
Small: We are not interested in the fact that the brain has the consistency of cold porridge
"We are not interested in the fact that the brain has the consistency of cold porridge"
Small: No, Im not interested in developing a powerful brain. All Im after is just a mediocre brain, something
"No, I'm not interested in developing a powerful brain. All I'm after is just a mediocre brain, something like the President of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company"
Small: Mathematical reasoning may be regarded rather schematically as the exercise of a combination of two fac
"Mathematical reasoning may be regarded rather schematically as the exercise of a combination of two facilities, which we may call intuition and ingenuity"
Small: Machines take me by surprise with great frequency
"Machines take me by surprise with great frequency"