Quotes by Alan Turing

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Alan Mathison Turing was an English mathematician, computer scientist, logician, cryptanalyst, philosopher and theoretical biologist. He was highly influential in the development of theoretical computer science, providing a formalisation of the concepts of algorithm and computation with the Turing machine, which can be considered a model of a general-purpose computer. Turing is widely considered to be the father of theoretical computer science.

Alan Turing Quotes on Philosophy (1)

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"I propose to consider the question, 'Can machines think?'"

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Alan Turing Quotes on Science (1)

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"Science is a differential equation. Religion is a boundary condition."

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Alan Turing Quotes on Technology (1)

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"A computer would deserve to be called intelligent if it could deceive a human into believing that it was human."

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Alan Turing Quotes on Truth (1)

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"We can only see a short distance ahead, but we can see plenty there that needs to be done."

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Alan Turing Quotes on Wisdom (1)

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"Machines take me by surprise with great frequency."

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