Home›Theory of Computation›Highest Honour›Turing AwardBrowse ByTuring AwardFactsTuring AwardSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested1936 CE 1Turing AwardFilter Results18 entriesFieldAllAlgorithm Design and Analysis (4)Combinatorial Optimization (3)Compilers and Language Implementation (1)Computational Complexity Theory (6)Cryptography and Cryptanalysis (3)Logic and Foundations (1)Quantum Computing and Information (1)BornAll1912 (1)1915 (1)1919 (1)1928 (1)1930 (1)1931 (1)1933 (1)1934 (1)1935 (1)1936 (2)1938 (1)1939 (1)1942 (1)1946 (1)1948 (1)1955 (1)1956 (1)NationalityAllCanada (3)China (1)Israel (2)Latvia (1)Netherlands (1)United Kingdom (3)United States (10)Venezuela (1)GroupAllAlgorithm Design and Analysis (4)Combinatorial Optimization (3)Compilers and Language Implementation (1)Computational Complexity Theory (6)Cryptography and Cryptanalysis (3)Logic and Foundations (1)Quantum Computing and Information (1)ACM AreaAllAlgorithms and Complexity Theory (6)Computational Science (2)Cryptography (2)Databases (1)Machine Learning (1)Theory of Computation (8)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 18Alan TuringTuring AwardAndrew YaoTuring AwardAvi WigdersonTuring AwardEdsger W. DijkstraTuring AwardGilles BrassardTuring AwardJames H. WilkinsonTuring AwardJeffrey D. UllmanTuring AwardJuris HartmanisTuring AwardManuel BlumTuring AwardMichael O. RabinTuring AwardRichard E. StearnsTuring AwardRichard HammingTuring AwardRichard M. KarpTuring AwardRobert TarjanTuring AwardRobert W. FloydTuring AwardStephen CookTuring AwardTony HoareTuring AwardWilliam KahanTuring AwardSources1. 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.