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Alan Turing was a British mathematician, logician, and computer scientist who is widely considered the father of theoretical computer science and artificial intelligence. He made significant contributions to the development of modern computing by creating the concept of a universal machine, known as the "Turing machine," which laid the foundation for modern computers.

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