10/11/2016
The "father of computing" clocked in at 11 minutes behind the 1948 olympic marathon winner, shortened WWII by 2 years saving 14 million lives, and was gay. AND......
Alan Mathison Turing was a mathematician, logician, cryptanalyst and computer scientist. Perhaps best known for his work cracking the N**i Enigma cyphers, Turing is widely considered to be the father of computer science and artificial intelligence. This page tells Alan Turing's story, complete with pictures of the amazing objects we will have on display.
Welcome to the Science Museum's Alan Turing Facebook timeline. In 2012 we are celebrating the 100th anniversary of the birth of the pioneering computer scientist, and from 21 June a new exhibition about his life will open at the Museum.