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Born
Alan Turing was born in Maida Vale, London. -
Undergraduate
Alan Turing becomes an undergraduate at King's College in Cambridge to study Mathematics -
Fellow of Kings
Alan's work is noticed and he is elected Fellow of King's College at the age of 23 -
Princeton
Alan goes to Princeton University to study mathematics and is awarded a PhD. -
Intelligence work with the USA
Alan is asked to work as a level intelligence link with USA. He shares information on cryptology -
Bombe
Alan develops the Bombe. It is a device for decrypting messages sent by Germans using the Enigma machine -
National Physical Laboratory
Alan joins the National Physical Laboratory in Teddington. He published a paper with the design of a stored-program computer -
OBE
Alan is awarded the OBE for his wartime services -
Reader in the Mathematics Department
Alan is appointed as Reader in the Mathematics Department of Manchester University -
Deputy director of Computing Laboratory
Alan is appointed to deputy director of the Computer Laboratory at Manchester University -
"Computing Machinery and Intelligence"
Alan published "Computing Machinery and Intelligence". Which was his development of the Turing Test. -
Fellow of the Royal Society FRS
Alan is elected a fellow of the Royal Society. He talks about Artificial Intelligence on the BBC radio's Third Programme. -
Gross Indecency
Alan was arrested for gross indecency and he lost all security clearance. -
Death
Alan Turing passed away on June 8th. He was found in his home. The death was caused by poisoning. An apple laced with cyanide was found next to him -
Turing Award
The Turing Award was established and given each year to a person for technical contributions to the computing community. -
Statue
A statue of Alan Turing was unveiled in Sackville Gardens, Manchester.
