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Alan Mathison Turing OBE FRS (/ˈtjʊərɪŋ/; 23 June 1912 – 7 June 1954) was an English computer scientist, mathematician, logician, cryptanalyst, philosopher, and theoretical biologist.

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Up to a point, it is better to just let the snags [bugs] be there than to spend such time in design that there are none.

Bugs, Design, Let, Software, Time

A man provided with paper, pencil, and rubber, and subject to strict discipline, is in effect a universal machine.

Discipline, Machines, Men, Paper, Strict, Subject

A very large part of space-time must be investigated, if reliable results are to be obtained.

Part, Reliable, Results, Space, Space Time

Instead of trying to produce a programme to simulate the adult mind, why not rather try to produce one which simulates the child's? If this were then subjected to an appropriate course of education one would obtain the adult brain.

Appropriate, Brain, Children, Mind, Obtain, Produce

Science is a differential equation. Religion is a boundary condition.

Boundaries, Boundary, Condition, Religion, Science

Programming is a skill best acquired by practice and example rather than from books.

Acquired, Book, Practice, Skill, Skills

Machines take me by surprise with great frequency.

Machines, Surprise, Programming, Frequency, Take

These disturbing phenomena [Extra Sensory Perception] seem to deny all our scientific ideas. How we should like to discredit them! Unfortunately the statistical evidence, at least for telepathy, is overwhelming.

Ideas, Perception, Science, Statistical, Unfortunately

The Exclusion Principle is laid down purely for the benefit of the electrons themselves, who might be corrupted (and become dragons or demons) if allowed to associate too freely.

Benefits, Dragons, Exclusion, Freely, Principle, Principles

No, I'm not interested in developing a powerful brain. All I'm after is just a mediocre brain, something like the President of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company.

Powerful, Brain, President, Interested, Mediocre

I believe that at the end of the century the use of words and general educated opinion will have altered so much that one will be able to speak of machines thinking without expecting to be contradicted.

Believe, Contradicted, Educated, Machines, Thinking, Use

I am not very impressed with theological arguments whatever they may be used to support. Such arguments have often been found unsatisfactory in the past. In the time of Galileo it was argued that the texts, 'And the sun stood still. . . and hasted not to go down about a whole day' (Joshua x. 13) and 'He laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not move at any time' (Psalm cv. 5) were an adequate refutation of the Copernican theory.

Day, Hasted, Moving, Past, Support, Texts

Sometimes it is the people no one imagines anything of who do the things that no-one can imagine

Imagine, Imagines, People, Sometimes, Things

I'm afraid that the following syllogism may be used by some in the future. Turing believes machines think Turing lies with men Therefore machines do not think Yours in distress, Alan

Believe, Following, Future, Lying, Men, Syllogism

The idea behind digital computers may be explained by saying that these machines are intended to carry out any operations which could be done by a human computer.

Ideas, Machines, Done, Intended, Explained, Computers

Mathematical reasoning may be regarded.

Mathematical, Mathematics, May, Reasoning, Regarded

Do you know why people like violence? It is because it feels good. Humans find violence deeply satisfying. But remove the satisfaction, and the act becomes hollow.

Feel Good, Feels, Like, People, Satisfaction, Satisfying

We can only see a short distance ahead, but we can see plenty there that needs to be done.

Ahead, Distance, Needs, Short, Travel

We are not interested in the fact that the brain has the consistency of cold porridge.

Brain, Consistency, Facts, Porridge

My little computer said such a funny thing this morning.

Funny Things, Littles, Morning, Said, Thing

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