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Who was alan turing and what were his contributions to the field of mathematics?.

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Alan Mathison Turing OBE FRS was an English mathematician, computer scientist, logician, cryptanalyst, philosopher, and theoretical biologist.

Born: June 23, 1912, Maida Vale, London, United Kingdom

Died: June 7, 1954, Wilmslow, United Kingdom

Turing's main contribution to mathematics, however, was his work on computation theory. Presaging the invention of the modern computer, Turing designed an abstract computing device known as the Turing machine — an entirely virtual construct which could perform calculations and follow instructions.

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Moder computer science his work on computation theory
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