Alan Turing: The Father of Computer Science and His Legacy 🌐

Professor Jonathan Bowen reflects on the brilliant work and tragic life of Alan Turing, the founder of computer science. This is a part of the 2013 Gresham College / British Society of the History of Mathematics conference. The transcript and downloadable versions of the lecture are available from the Gresham College website: http://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/alan-turing-the-founder-of-computer-science Gresham College has been giving free public lectures since 1597. This tradition continues today with all of our five or so public lectures a week being made available for free download from our website. There are currently over 1,500 lectures free to access or download from the website. Website: http://www.gresham.ac.uk Twitter: http://twitter.com/GreshamCollege Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greshamcollege