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This is a chronicle about Alan Turing, a very important person in the history of programming. 

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ALAN TURING 

Alan Turing is considered the father of the computational era and perhaps the beginning of AI, but he had a tragic ending. Alan Turing was born on June 23, 1912, in London. From a young age, he showed a great aptitude for mathematics, but he was also somewhat against conventional education. For Alan, this wasn't logical as he believed in focusing only on what truly mattered in the future. Alan Turing studied at Hazelhurst School, where he won many awards for his work in mathematics and experiments in chemistry. Although he demonstrated intelligence, his teachers disagreed with his lack of interest in studying. In 1938, he obtained his doctorate from Princeton and introduced the concept of Hypercomputation. In 1939, one day after Britain's declaration of war, Alan Turing was summoned to work on deciphering the encrypted Morse code communications used by the Germans. These encrypted codes were generated by a machine called Enigma, created by the Germans, which changed its code daily. After extensive research and with the help of a research team, Turing created the Turing machine, which could decipher the codes and reveal the messages exchanged among the Germans during the war. This greatly assisted the Allies in winning the war. Throughout his life, he contributed to the realization of major inventions such as the Turing test, the first computer chess program, studies in cybernetics, pattern formation, mathematical biology, and many more. Alan Turing faced a significant issue of the time – homophobia – as he was homosexual. Upon confessing this, he was given a choice between imprisonment or undergoing chemical castration. He chose the latter, which led to numerous health problems. Alan Turing passed away on June 7, 1954, in the United Kingdom. Despite being criticized for his sexual orientation, his immense contribution to technology and artificial intelligence cannot be denied. His influence on the field of computing continues to be studied to this day.