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This blue commemorative plaque records: The family home of Alan M. Turing (1912-1954) founder of computer science Recorded plaque organisation: Guildford Historic Trail.
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Alan Turing was a pioneering mathematician and logician who is widely considered the father of theoretical computer science and artificial intelligence; he also played a crucial role in cracking German ciphers during WWII as part of the Enigma project at Bletchley Park.
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