Alan Turing's Game Changer

 

    Alan Turing was an influential game changer in WW2. Alan Turing while best known for breaking the German enigma machine codes to win WW2 for the allies also is the father of modern computer science. Alan Turing invented the Turing Test that forms the basis of artificial intelligence. The Turing Test also known as the "Imitation Game" was used for human and machine outputs to measure AI intelligence. The Turing Test proved that automatic computation cannot solve all mathematical problems. Alan Turing also invented many of the cryptography that safe guards modern computer and communications devices today. Alan was inspired by his childhood friend Christopher Malcom who also inspired Alan's love of quantum physics and advanced mathematics. Unfortunately Christopher died young due to Tuberculosis. Besides effectively defeating the Nazis without stepping foot on the battle field, Alan Turing opened up the basics of modern computing. Mobile phones, IPads and Facebook all stem from early concepts of Alan Turing's ideas. Although Alan Turing did not face racial bias in the field of technology he did experience many discriminations. Alan Turing was openly gay in a time that it was not at all socially acceptable. Despite his contributions to the war effort, Alan Turning was harassed by police and authority and eventually agreed to be medically castrated to avoid being imprisoned for his sexuality. Alan also is known as an LGBTQ+ icon to inspire generations of people in that group to join and find a place in the STEM fields inculding technology and computing sectors. Alan Turing contributed not only to the warfront, equal rights pertaining to sexuality but also to what we know as a game changer to modern technologies we all enjoy today.