Turing

American  

[toor-ing] / ˈtʊər ɪŋ /

noun

1. Alan Mathison 1912–54, English mathematician, logician, and pioneer in computer theory.

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Turing British  

/ ˈtjʊərɪŋ /

noun

1. Alan Mathison . 1912–54, English mathematician, who was responsible for formal description of abstract automata, and speculation on computer imitation of humans: a leader of the Allied codebreakers at Bletchley Park during World War II

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Turing Scientific  

/ tr′ĭng /

1. British mathematician who in 1937 formulated a precise mathematical concept for a theoretical computing machine, a key step in the development of the first computer. After the war he designed computers for the British government and helped in developing the concept of artificial intelligence.

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Depicted in the Oscar-winning film "The Imitation Game", Bletchley Park, north of London, was a country house where mathematician Alan Turing cracked the code on encrypted Nazi messages.

From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026

He cites, for example, the company’s acquisition of Element AI, co-founded by Turing Award winner Yoshua Bengio, a deal announced in 2020, as well as the recent acquisitions of cybersecurity companies Armis and Veza.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

She argued it was the novel Turing needed to read at a pivotal moment in his life, adding that it must have been a "powerful moment for Turing amid so much trauma".

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

The second is that a machine can demonstrate intelligence by successfully imitating a human in conversation, an idea that later became known as the Turing test.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 14, 2026

Another Cambridge mathematician, Alan Turing, reclines in a chair with his feet up on a wooden table, staring at the ceiling.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin