Who introduced the concept of the Turing Machine?

Options

  • A. Charles Babbage
  • B. Alan Turing
  • C. John McCarthy
  • D. More than one of the above
  • E. None of the above

Correct Answer (Detailed Explanation is Below)

B. Alan Turing

Detailed Explanation

  • Inventor: Alan Turing introduced the mathematical model of the Turing Machine in 1936.
  • Purpose: To study the limits of computation and computability.
  • Publication: On Computable Numbers, with an Application to the Entscheidungsproblem.
  • Exam Point: Alan Turing is known as the father of theoretical computer science.