Alan Turing · Mathematics

The Architect of the Information Age

Turing’s vast and varied legacy - from the theory of computation and artificial intelligence to his pioneering work on how patterns form in living things - and his place as one of the founders of the modern world.

What you'll be able to recall

You learned the breadth of Turing’s achievements - computation, AI, codebreaking, and morphogenesis - and his place as a founder of the information age. Explain the unifying themes of his work and why his legacy is so vast.

Leads to Leibniz.

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