Alan Turing

This podcast episode of "In Our Time" discusses the life and ideas of Alan Turing with experts Leslie Ann Goldberg, Simon Schaffer, and Andrew Hodges. The discussion covers Turing's early life, his pivotal 1936 paper that laid the foundations for computer science, his work at Bletchley Park during World War II, his concept of the Turing machine and the Turing test, and his later work in mathematical biology. The panel also explores Turing's personal life, including his homosexuality and the tragic circumstances surrounding his death, and reflects on his lasting legacy and contributions to the field of computer science and our understanding of intelligence.