Brief presentation about Alan Turing and his contribution to the world during WW2.

1. ALAN TURING IN
WORLD WAR II
T H E M I N D V S . M A C H I N E

2. WHO?(HISTORY EXTRA, 2018)
• Alan Turing was born in England in 1912
(London).
• Mathematician (King’s College, Princeton
University).
• New computing age (On computable
numbers, 1936).
• Breaking the “Enigma code”
(cryptography).
• Sexual orientation.
Credits: Fine Art Images

3. WORLD WAR II(HISTORY, 2019)
• A war that took place mainly in Europe.
• Axis powers (Germany, Italy and Japan).
• Allies powers (USA, UK and Soviet
Union).
• Allies victory and UN.
Credits: eCRATER

4. ENIGMA(MEDIUM, 2017)
• A coding device invented by Arthur
cherbius.
• Considered uncrackable: 1.5x10^20
different combinations.
• Encrypt military operations.
• Mind is more powerful than a machine.
• A group of people (most of them were
women) contribution.
Credits: Smithsonian

5. TURING MACHINE(MEDIUM, 2017)
• Alan Turing joins Bletchley Park on
September 1939.
• Turing Machine broke the Enigma key
on July 9th, 1941.
• All German communication
(unbeknownst) could be decoded.
Credits: Bletchley Park

6. MIND IS POWERFUL
• Team work is important.
• Difficult problems produces new
strategies to counter them.
• Sexual orientation does not have to do
with lack of intelligence.
• human mind is more powerful than a
machine.
• Perseverance.
Credits: Black Bear Pictures