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dev.to staff on June 23, 2021

Today, June 23, would be the 109th birthday of Alan Turing: brilliant English mathematician, computer scientist, and crypto-analyst who made some t...
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I'd argue that Turing's most important contribution to Computer Science was probably his Universal Turing Machine. It's a theoretical construct today that lays at the heart of computational theory and was totally revolutionary in the 1930s in its implications for mathematics as a whole.

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KUMAR HARSH

I watched the movie "The Imitation Game" on Alan Turing and it was remarkable.

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sid

It’s a nice movie

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KUMAR HARSH

Sure is and Bennedict has outdone himself in that movie.

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sid

I saw it too ages ago

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Judith

I love you Dev.to. I feel like finally, we have the right to REALLY live out loud. The courage to say what you mean and advocate for human rights is most impressive!
Together we rise,
J

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Gracie Gregory (she/her)

❤️

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Lee Wynne

🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈

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sid

Happy pride month!

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IsraelW • Edited

This is really great! dev.to is providing a safe place for us and for that I'm really happy. :)

Thanks Dev,
Robyn

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🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍🌈

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sid • Edited

Happy birthday Alan Turing!