Alan Turing

Mathematics English 1912 – 1954 391 quotes

Father of computer science and artificial intelligence

Quotes by Alan Turing

I have a new theory about the brain.

Letter to his mother, Ethel Sara Turing 1938

I am afraid I am not very good at writing letters.

Letter to a friend

I am working on a very interesting problem.

Letter to his mother, Ethel Sara Turing 1939

I have been very busy lately.

Letter to his mother, Ethel Sara Turing 1940

I am enjoying the work here very much.

Letter to his mother, Ethel Sara Turing 1941

I am afraid I am not very good at keeping up with correspondence.

Letter to a friend

I have been thinking a lot about the nature of intelligence.

Letter to W. Ross Ashby 1947

I am rather enjoying life at the moment.

Letter to his mother, Ethel Sara Turing 1948

I am very much interested in the question of whether machines can think.

Letter to W. Ross Ashby 1948

I am afraid I am not very good at expressing myself in writing.

Letter to a friend

I have been working on a new design for a computer.

Letter to his mother, Ethel Sara Turing 1949

I am rather pleased with the progress I am making.

Letter to his mother, Ethel Sara Turing 1950

I am afraid I am not very good at small talk.

Letter to a friend

I am very much looking forward to the future of computing.

Letter to his mother, Ethel Sara Turing 1951

I am afraid I am not very good at remembering dates.

Letter to a friend

I am very much enjoying my work at Manchester.

Letter to his mother, Ethel Sara Turing 1952

I am afraid I am not very good at social events.

Letter to a friend

I am very much interested in the patterns of nature.

Letter to J.Z. Young 1952

I am afraid I am not very good at dealing with bureaucracy.

Letter to a friend

I am very much looking forward to my holiday.

Letter to his mother, Ethel Sara Turing 1953