Some numbers are so unimaginably large that they defy the bounds of modern mathematics, and now mathematicians are closing in ...

We’ve found the first five Busy Beaver numbers, but the sixth may be bigger than the number of atoms in the universe.

A trove of forgotten papers penned by famed World War II codebreaker Alan Turing has sold for the record-setting price of ...

Alan Turing, born on June 23, 1912, was a brilliant mathematician and codebreaker. He made significant contributions to computer science and artificial intelligence. During World War II, he helped ...

The brilliant English mathematician Alan Turing cracked German codes in WWII, revolutionized computer science—and foresaw the moral questions of modern technology.

"Alan Turing was an outstanding mathematician whose work has had an enormous impact on how we live today," Mark Carney, the governor of the Bank of England, said in a statement.

had originally been gifted to Turing’s friend and fellow mathematician, Norman Routledge, by Turing’s mother, Ethel. The papers, known as “offprints”, were produced in small numbers and distributed ...

Alan Turing, a mathematician and code breaker who deciphered German World War II messages, will appear on Britain's new 50 pound note. The Bank of England made the announcement Monday that Turing, ...

Today mathematician Alan Turing is world-famous because he helped the Allies achieve victory against the Axis powers by deciphering an encryption that was considered unbreakable. That story ...

The Turing Test is arguably one of the most well-known methods of evaluating how well artificial intelligence (AI) can think like a human.. The test was developed by British mathematician and ...

Alan Turing's 1938 PhD diploma from Princeton University was returned form Colorado to his former boarding school in the United Kingdom “Few people have had a greater positive impact upon the ...

They developed new mathematical techniques for accelerating the simulation of Turing machines. But their interest faded after they failed to dethrone the 2-million-step champ. Years later, in 1989, ...