Alan Turing provided a rare and remarkably rich contribution to society, for which the human race will be eternally indebted. Within only 20 years between his university graduation and death in 1954, he was able to pioneer ground-breaking ideas in the fields of mathematics, philosophy, biology and, most significantly, computer science. On top of all this, he was instrumental in changing the course of World War II, preventing the deaths of millions. Yet, he was unknown in life and remained relatively unknown in death, until 1974 when details about his work at Bletchley Park were finally released.
Alan Turing was born on 23 June 1912 to Julius and Ethel Turing. He showed signs of genius from a very early age and was extraordinarily quick to learn new skills. It’s said that he taught himself to read within just three weeks. Numbers fascinated the young Turing, so much so that he developed a habit of stopping at every street light in order to find its serial number.
Turing had a varied experience with the English school system and, although his aptitude was recognised as “genius” by some teachers, he was uninterested in classical education in the curriculum, as he was fixated by science and mathematics. He also encountered bullies during his school life, and proclaimed that he learned to run fast in order to “avoid the ball.” Running would later become a dedicated pastime, which Turing found gave him for clarity of thought. He even went on to achieve world-class marathon standards, as his best time of 2:46 hours was only 11 minutes slower than the Olympic winner in the same year, 1948.


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