Alan Turing died 70 years ago. The thought of him in seven quotes

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This June 7 marks 70 years since the death, in 1954, of the British mathematician Alan Turing, whose work in cryptography contributed to decipher the Nazi codes in World War II.

Often considered “father of computing”, There are many quotes that Alan Turing left for posterity. Seven are reproduced here.

– The original question, ‘Can machines think?’ I think it is too insignificant to merit discussion.

– “Sometimes the person that no one imagines capable of anything is the one who does things that no one imagines.”

– “If a machine is expected to be infallible, it cannot be intelligent either.”

– “Those who can imagine anything can create the impossible.”

– “Conjectures are of utmost importance, because they suggest possible avenues of investigation.”

– “The isolated man does not develop any intellectual strength.”

– “We can only see a short distance ahead, but we can see many things that need to be done.”