Alan Turing was born on June 23, 1912 in Paddington, London. Turing exhibited incredible intelligence in science and mathematics when attending Sherborne School.
"When he was about 6 years old his quite original comments on or description of things led me to suspect unusual gifts and the likelihood of his becoming an inventor... though his views were so original, there was a telling simplicity and finality about them."
- Sara M. Turing
Mother of Alan Turing
Turing Summary of "Theory of Relativity, 1927, Turing Archive
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Turing later attended King's College (1931-1934), gaining high recognition in mathematics. After, he studied at Princeton University (1936-1938), focusing on mathematics and cryptology, and earning his PhD.
Turing began work at Bletchley Park on Enigma on September 4, 1939.