Alan Turing
In 1950, Alan Turing Created a Chess Computer Program That Prefigured A.I.
Chess is one of the oldest, and most revered games of strategy and analysis in the world. It’s a game so intricate that some spend their entire lives trying to master it. Nearly 60 years ago, a new player entered the game–one powered not by human intelligence and dedication, but ...read more
Notes by Alan Turing’s Team Found in the Walls of Code-Breaking Hut
After completing his Ph.D. in mathematical logic at Princeton University in 1938, Alan Turing returned to his native Britain and a fellowship at King’s College, University of Cambridge. With the outbreak of war with Germany the following year, he joined the wartime headquarters ...read more