Alan Turing



Alan Turing (1912-1954) is considered the father/founder of computer science by many in the field. During World War II, Turing worked on code-breaking at Bletchley Park, now a museum and cultural heritage site.

In June 2012, the centenary of Turing's birth was widely celebrated and 2014 marked the 60th anniversary of his death. Prof. Jonathan Bowen co-organized a celebratory event in Oxford (Turing's Worlds) in June 2012 and other events were held at Bletchley Park, Cambridge, Manchester, etc.

In October 2013, Jonathan Bowen delivered a talk at Gresham College in London entitled Alan Turing: The Founder of Computer Science.

The Turing Guide
Jonathan Bowen is co-editing a planned volume, The Turing Guide, with Jack Copeland, Mark Sprevak, and Robin Wilson, to be published by Oxford University Press (2015).