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AlanTuring.net: The Turing Archive for the History of Computing
URL: http://www.alanturing.net/

Description:
Alan Turing (1912-1954) "contributed to mathematics, cryptanalysis, logic, philosophy, biology, and formatively to computer science, cognitive science, Artificial Intelligence and Artificial Life." This site presents a "collection of digital facsimiles of original documents by Turing and other pioneers of computing." Includes a biography and photographs of Turing, articles browsable by subject and year, and reference materials covering the Turing machine, Turing's involvement in deciphering Hitler’s "Enigma" code, his persecution for being homosexual, and more.

Author:
Copeland, Jack; Aston, Gordon

Publisher:
Turing Project

Extra Keywords
AI notablemathematicians

Library of Congress Subject Headings:
Artificial intelligence
Computer science -- History
Gays
Mathematicians -- Great Britain
People
Turing, Alan Mathison, 1912-1954

LII Database Information:
Record 3326 created by Sybil Finemel on 06/14/2003
Last modification on 09/29/2004
Published: 06/14/2003  
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/3326