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n. - English mathematician who conceived of a special machine and broke German codes during World War II (1912-1954).

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  • In 1950 Alan Turing proposed what has become known as the Turing test.
  • Alan Turing first devised the imitation game known as the Turing Test in 1950.
  • The life story of the wartime code-breaker Alan Turing is among those being used to tackle homophobia.
  • Alan Turing proposed in 1950 what has become known as the Turing Test of a machine's ability to demonstrate intelligence.
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