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Alan Turing Birth Anniversary: Father of modern computing who cracked the Nazi code and developed the ultimate humans vs. machine test

On June 23, we commemorate the birth of Alan Mathison Turing, a visionary whose profound contributions laid the very groundwork for modern computing and artificial intelligence. Often hailed as the ...
Ars Technica

Computer scientist wins Turing Award for seminal work on randomness

Computational scientist and mathematician Avi Wigderson of the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) in Princeton has won the 2023 A.M. Turing Award. The prize, which is given annually by the Association ...
Princeton University

Grad alum Avi Wigderson wins Turing Award for 'groundbreaking insights' in computer science

Princeton graduate alumnus Avi Wigderson has won the 2023 A.M. Turing Award from the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), recognizing his profound contributions to the mathematical underpinnings ...
Labroots

This Day in Science History 6/7/1954: Death of Alan Turing, Father of Theoretical Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence.

Alan Turing, a British mathematical genius, was born in Paddington, London on June 23, 1912. His father was a civil servant stationed in India and his mother left him in England to be with his father ...