Alan Mathison Turing, 1912-1954
@article{Newman1955AlanMT, title={Alan Mathison Turing, 1912-1954}, author={M. Newman}, journal={Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society}, year={1955}, pages={253 - 263} }
The sudden death of Alan Turing on 7 June 1954 deprived mathematics and science of a great original mind at the height of its power. After some years of scientific indecision, since the end of the war, Turing had found, in his chemical theory of growth and form, a theme that gave the fullest scope for his rare combination of abilities, as a mathematical analyst with a flair for machine computing, and a natural philosopher full of bold original ideas. The preliminary report of 1952, and the… CONTINUE READING
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