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Alan Turing: Is he really the father of computing?

Alan Turing: Is he really the father of computing?
A series of celebratory events is taking place this week to mark the centenary of computer pioneer Alan Turing's birth.

To mark the occasion the BBC has commissioned seven articles to explore his achievements. This third essay questions how influential his pioneering work on early computers proved to be in their later development. (2012 Article)
Category : Articles
Year : 2012
Submitted :  16th, September 2014
Tags : turing

1. Alan Turing - Alan Mathison Turing OBE FRS (23 June 1912 – 7 June 1954) was an English computer scientist, mathematician, logician, cryptanalyst, philosopher and theoretical biologist.