Alan Mathison Turing's Early Life
Alan Mathison Turing was born on June 23, 1912 London. Alan was the second and last child of Julius and Ethel Turing. Although his high level of intelligence was recognized by the teachers, his intellect was not necessarily respected. At age 13, Alan became particularly interested in math and science. Turing attended the University of Cambridge in 1931, graduated in 1934, and was elected a Fellow of King's at the age of 22. In 1936, Turing published a theoretical work called "On Computable Numbers, with an Application to Entscheidungsproblem [Decision Problem]" which described the abstract digital computing machine, now referred to as the universal Turing machine. The Turing machine is capable of computing anything that is computable.
In 1936, Turing left Cambridge for the United States. Over the next two years, Turing continued to study mathematics and cryptology at the Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey. After receiving his Ph.D, Alan took a full-time job in 1939 at Bletchley Park in Buckinghamshire, the wartime headquarters of the Government Code and Cypher School.
In 1936, Turing left Cambridge for the United States. Over the next two years, Turing continued to study mathematics and cryptology at the Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey. After receiving his Ph.D, Alan took a full-time job in 1939 at Bletchley Park in Buckinghamshire, the wartime headquarters of the Government Code and Cypher School.