Alan Turing was born June 23, 1912 in London England. He was a pioneer in computer development and was the first to bring up the subject of artificial intelligence; he applied the concept of algorithm to digital computers. When he first went to school his attention was focused on math and science more than other topics, such as English and history. This trait lasted throughout his school career. While he was in college, Turing came with the idea of the Turing Machine. The Turing Machine wasnt much different from todays multi-purpose computers. It was the first computer that read a tape of a series of ones and zeros. The concept of the Turing Machine was revolutionary at the time. During WWII, Turing used his skills to decipher Germans codes but because of the German Machine, the Enigma which constantly changed the codes the Germans used, code breaking was very hard. While working in London, he and other scientists created the Colossus. The Colossus helped a lot with deciphering the Enigmas codes. After WWII, Turing took up long distance running to relieve his stress. He enjoyed it and was quite good at it. Turing went to work at NPL (National Physical Laboratory). While working here he tried to create the ACE (Automatic Computing Engine), an attempt at creating a true digital computer. During this time he began to explore the relationship between computers and nature. He wrote a paper called "Intelligent Machinery" which was one of the first times the concept of artificial intelligence was raised. It was published in 1969.

He studied artificial intelligence and hoped that by the year 2000, computers could replicate the human mind. Later, Turing left the National Physical Laboratory before the completion of the Automatic Computing Engine and went to the University of Manchester. There he worked on the development of the Manchester Automatic Digital Machine (MADAM). Turing died on June 7, 1954 from self-administered potassium cyanide while in a moment of mental imbalance.

Turing is important to the computer revolution because he created the tape of ones and zeros that almost every computer today uses. He also was one of the first people to bring the matter of artificial intelligence. He was an amazing person who loved what he did.