Alan Turing: The Unsung Hero Of World War II

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Abstract: - The unsung hero of World War II was Alan Turing. - Born on June 23, 1912 in London, Alan Turing was an innovative computer scientist and mathematician. He was especially prominent in the development of theoretical computer science. He is widely known for his 1936 paper which introduced the “Turing Machine.” His work also made substantial contributions in the area of artificial intelligence and has set the foundation for research in this area. Other areas of interest which he contributed to included cryptology and theoretical biology.

Key-Words: - Computer Science, Enigma, Mathematician, Turing test, Turing machine

1 Introduction
Alan Turing was born in Maida Vale, London, England. As a young child, he portrayed signs of intelligence. …show more content…

Since being gay as an illegal act of was convicted of gross indecency and was no longer allowed to work for the government. Alan was force to have injections of female hormones to try to fix his sexuality preference. Two years after his conviction Turing made the choice to poisoned himself with cyanide. In 1994 Manchester saw the first tribute done in the name of Turing, which was that the city’s leaders renamed part of the inner road Alan Turing Way. This was something great, but the people who lived around that area did not recognize his name. A little after it was decided to bring some light to his name and what he had contributed and this was done through a play about his life. In 2001 a statue of Alan Turing sitting on a bench (see Fig. ) was placed in the Manchester’s Sackville Garden as a memorial. This statue is a popular attraction for the tourist. Turing had not been properly recognize for all the contributions because he was a homosexual; therefore, Williams Jones began a petition for a posthumous pardon, Dr. John Graham-Cumming requested for an official apology from the Prime Minister, and Mr. Leech who tabled a motion in Parliament. Mr. Leech said, “Alan Turing’s contribution to Manchester was enormous as well as his efforts in bringing the wat to an early conclusion. He is a national hero.” Finally in December of 2013, Alan Turing was granted a posthumous royal pardon, formally cancelling his criminal conviction of being homosexual. Also on the twenty-third of December the Queen (see Fig.) visited Bletchley Park where she studied the Enigma

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