The driving force behind modern computers, Alan Turing was born
a hundred years ago. He launched the digital age, founded the
fields of computer science and artificial intelligence, and
helped the British win WWII by cracking the Nazi "Enigma" codes.
He was persecuted by British authorities for the crime of being
homosexual, and committed suicide at age 41. His life ended
tragically, but his brilliance lives in the computers we use
every day. We celebrate the Alan Turing Year. Codebreaker, a new
film by Patrick Sammon, tells the story of the brilliant life
and tragic death of Alan Turing. He died at age 41, having
revolutionized our world by inventing the first computer
programs -- and then computers themselves. Alan Turing was one
of the most original thinkers of the 20th century. His work
ushered in the digital age and paved the way for computers and
artificial intelligence. Andrew Hodges explains why Turing is
considered the father of the computer. Brian Christian is the
author of "The Most Human Human: Wh