Alan Turing was an English mathematician, logician, and cryptographer, hailed as the 'father of computer science' and the founder of artificial intelligence. His Turing machine model precisely defined 'computability,' laying the theoretical foundation for all modern computers and remaining the core framework of computer science.
During World War II, Turing led the team that cracked the Nazi Enigma code machine, making an enormous contribution to the Allied victory. He also proposed the Turing test, pioneering the question of whether machines can think. Despite his tragically short life, his visionary ideas shaped the entire foundation of the digital age.
