[ noun ] English mathematician who conceived of the Turing machine and broke German codes during World War II (1912-1954) <noun.person>
That is followed (8.10) by a Horizon on Alan Turing, described as a brilliant mathematician and a key figure in the breaking of the Nazis' Enigma codes.
And when Mr. Whitemore delves into the psychology of Turing, he comes up with a too-simple notion.
Derek Jacobi, who played the brilliant British mathematican Alan Turing in "Breaking the Code," was nominated for best actor in a play.
He begins with an interrogation of Turing by a police inspector (Colm Meaney), which later in the play leads to his unfortunate revelation about a homosexual episode.
AI stalwarts will get their first shot at a bona fide Turing test on Nov. 8, thanks to a New York businessman and computer buff, Hugh Loebner.
Prof IJ Good says it is as well that British security was unaware of Turing's homosexuality, otherwise he might have been fired 'and we might have lost the war'.
Notwithstanding Mr. Turing's numerous contributions to mathematics and computer technology, this claim is not factual.