This book explores not just what turing did, but who he was. It examines his relationships, his philosophical questions about machine intelligence, and his unshakable belief in logic as a path to truth—even in the face of social and personal turmoil. You'll learn about the turing test, his visionary proposal for how to measure artificial intelligence. You'll also discover how his designs for the ace computer after the war influenced the next generation of digital machines. Discover a plethora of topics such as •The death of his first love •Turing machines •Breaking the nazis' enigma codes •Conviction and chemical castration •The poison apple •And much more! This book tells the story of alan turing, the mathematical genius who cracked the nazi enigma code, changing the course of world war ii. Yet, instead of recognition, he was punished for his sexuality, revealing a world unprepared to embrace him fully. Journey through the secrecy of bletchley park, the thrill of codebreaking, and the tragedy of a man betrayed by the very country he saved. His brilliance lives on in modern computing, even as his story reminds us of the cost of prejudice.
