Birth: June 23, 1912
Death: June 7, 1954
Contributions to Computer Science: During World War II, Turing created a machine to decode German messages from the Enigma Machine. Additionally, Alan Turing also is considered to be the founding father of AI. He also created the Turing Test, which determines a machine's capabilities to solve or decipher solvable and unsolvable problems.
Turing went to a private school prior to getting accepted to the University of Cambridge in 1931 for mathematics. After graduating, he got a fellowship at King's University.
Sources:
https://sitn.hms.harvard.edu/flash/2012/turing-biography/
https://www.biography.com/scientists/alan-turing
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Alan-Turing/Computer-designer
