ALAN TURING

By Niranjan Prasad J N, 3 Year rd

Alan Turing was a computer scientist and cryptanalyst who is widely regarded as the father of modern computer science. His work on breaking the Enigma code (Enigma was a cipher device used by Nazi Germany’s military command to encode strategic messages) during world war II was a crucial point in the defeat of Hitler in WWII . This contribution saved countless lives by reducing the span of the war by 2 to 3 years. More importantly, he laid the foundation for the development of modern computers.

test” published in 1950 talks about a machine that has the po tential to mimic human intelligence. This innovation became a milestone in AI research and laid the foundation for most modern chatbots and robots.