Alan Turing: The Father of Modern Computing 💻

"If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants." - Isaac Newton

So much of modern life stands on the shoulders of Alan Turing, whether it’s his contributions in math, early computing, or the war effort by cracking top secret Nazi codes. In this video, we take a glimpse into the life and accomplishments of Alan Turing.

Created by: Cory Chang
Produced by: Vivian Liu
Script Editor: Justin Chen, Brandon Chen, Elaine Chang, Zachary Greenberg, Kevin Dou

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Extra Resources:
Alan Turing: The Enigma by Andrew Hodges
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Turing
Entscheidungsproblem: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entscheidungsproblem
Turing Machine: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turing_machine
The Halting Problem: https://youtu.be/wGLQiHXHWNk
Bletchley’s Influence on WWII: http://www.cix.co.uk/~klockstone/hinsley.htm
Good-Turing Frequency Estimation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good–Turing_frequency_estimation
Sequential Analysis: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sequential_analysis
Banburismus: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banburismus
Turingery: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turingery
Turing and the Riemann Zeta Function: https://youtu.be/pQS7X_8iTCA
Visualizing the Riemann Zeta Function: https://youtu.be/sD0NjbwqlYw

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