Alan Turing - My Favourite Scientist

Master codebreaker and father of computer science - Alan Turing was a genius touched by tragedy.

More favourite scientists at http://www.favscientist.com/

Thanks to James Grime for extra pics of the Enigma machine.

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Science & Technology

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• alan
• turing
• test
• machine
• enigma
• code

[hedbiter]

Would youtube comments pass the Turing test I wonder.

[FavScientist]

@hedbiter ha ha... I wonder that myself sometimes!

[thinkingsongs1]

@FavScientist thats exactly what a robot would say!

[FavScientist]

@thinkingsongs1 thank you for your comment -INSERT USERNAME- and we look forward to your future contributions -END GOTO 10-

[ItsScienceBitch]

It was an absolute disgrace how our Government and fellow country men treated Alan Turing. A national hero, and a genius. I suppose it is hard to judge the past, but really how petty and ungrateful. One of the greatest minds to congeal on our shores, driven to suicide by narrow minded troglodytes.

[Ivanhoe2]

Splendid programme,,and comfortably presented. Many thanks and Best Wishes!

[clairebehun]

interesting video and very informative

[sprattysy]

really informative and interesting

[TheSpikeystuff]

really informative and interesting

[KITCHENOFDISTINCTION]

Shame on England and shame on those ignorant times. This man should have a statue in Parliament Square.

[TheKylengo]

what's the song at the beginning?

[jacksawild]

His mother never accepted the suicide theory, preferring to ascribe it to an accident. It is better to keep an open mind about such things.

[Turomancer]

@ordinaryworld02 Okay thanks - that answers my earlier question.

[Turomancer]

this is brilliant - i learnt more about Turing from this 6minute vid than i did from an hours lecture on Turing in my AI class! Thank you for posting! Keep them coming? Also, who's the dude presenting?

[magreggins]

Happy 99th birthday, Alan.