Alan Perlis: Pioneer Who Taught Machines to Think | Turing Award 1966

Before Siri, Python, and AI—there was Alan Perlis. The first-ever Turing Award recipient, he was more than a programmer; he was a philosopher of computing who laid foundational ideas for artificial intelligence and programming languages.

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Before Siri, Python, and AI—there was Alan Perlis. The first-ever Turing Award recipient, Alan Perlis, was more than a programmer. He was a philosopher of logic, a designer of languages, and a pioneer who helped shape the soul of modern computing. The Turing Award is often referred to as the Nobel Prize of computing. From coding FORTRAN and ALGOL to inspiring generations at Yale and MIT, Perlis helped computers learn how to “think”—and programmers how to think creatively. 🎬 Chapters 00:00 Start 0:16 Intro 0:57 Early life & Family 1:36 Rise of a Visionary 2:37 Historic Achievements 4:14 Outro 📌 Subscribe for stories about Nobel, Turing, and Fields legends—and how they changed the way we live and think. Watch more videos by Clicking the link below: Wilhelm Röntgen: https://youtu.be/MxsLhE2bh3M?list=PLuoAp0LBiELsxKh-es5hJcDNyQvU8qW2f Alan Perlis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWJtuMz3hZQ Lars Ahlfors: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMPsHvhhc7o #AlanPerlis #TuringAward #ProgrammingHistory #ComputerScience #EpigramsOnProgramming #TechLegends #AIHistory #EducationalDocumentary #PerlisBiography #historyfacts #geniusstories

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