Turing Machine

Computing1936Alan TuringEngland

InventorAlan Turing

Year1936

CategoryComputing

OriginEngland

About Turing Machine

A theoretical device that defined the concept of computation. Turing proved some problems are fundamentally unsolvable by any computer. His work at Bletchley Park broke the Enigma code. The Turing Test remains the benchmark for artificial intelligence.

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