Computer History
2nd year ICT
Introduction
Alan Turing
Alan Turing was also known as Alan Mathison Turing. He was born in June 23, 1912, London, England.
He was the son of a British member of the Indian civil service, Turing went to King’s College, University of Cambridge, to study maths in 1931. He is probably the most famous person on computer history. He created computers in WW2, which helped England to hack into the enemies computers. Without him what would be doing homework on? Writing it down? So we have to thank him for his lovely discovery.
But it is not a happy ending, because he was gay, and in those times you would get arrested. So he committed suicide.
Alan Turing
This is Alan Turing
Alan Turing
This is the plate on a statue on him.
King's College
This was his school when he was at university
Tim Berners-lee
His full name was Sir Timothy John. He was born in born on 8 June 1955. Tim Bernars-lee was the person who created the world wide web, so we can go on the internet.
He attended Sheen Mount Primary School, and then went on to attend south west London's independent Emanuel School from 1969 to 1973. Then he studied at Queen's College, Oxford, from 1973 to 1976, where he received a first class degree in physics. On the Olympic 2012 in London, he was there to watch the opening ceremony.
He is now he most famous computer person now.