Biography
Biography of Alan Turing – Creator of Computing
War Time Code Breaker, Mathematician, Scientist and Computer Pioneer
Alan Turing was one of Britain's greatest thinkers of the 20th century who defined modern computing and artificial intelligence. He has subsequently become a gay icon.
Alan Mathison Turing was born in London on 23 June, 1912 whilst his father was employed in the Indian Civil Service. As a result, he was exiled from his parents and fostered in worthy but uninspiring households in England while his parents were abroad in India.