Home›Theory of Computation›Highest Honour›IEEE John von Neumann MedalBrowse ByIEEE John von Neumann MedalFactsIEEE John von Neumann MedalSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested1936 CE 1IEEE John von Neumann MedalFilter Results4 entriesFieldAllAlgorithm Design and Analysis (1)Combinatorial Optimization (1)Computational Complexity Theory (1)Cryptography and Cryptanalysis (1)BornAll1939 (1)1946 (1)1949 (1)1957 (1)NationalityAllGreece (1)Hungary (2)United States (3)GroupAllAlgorithm Design and Analysis (1)Combinatorial Optimization (1)Computational Complexity Theory (1)Cryptography and Cryptanalysis (1)ACM AreaAllComputational Science (1)Theory of Computation (3)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 4Christos PapadimitriouIEEE John von Neumann MedalCleve MolerIEEE John von Neumann MedalEva TardosIEEE John von Neumann MedalMiklos AjtaiIEEE John von Neumann MedalSources1. Wikipedia: Turing machinetier 2WikipediaTuring machine, lead section, theory-of-computation subcategory useQuote, Turing machine, lead section, theory-of-computation subcategory useThe Turing machine was invented in 1936 by Alan Turing, who called it an "a-machine" (automatic machine).View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.