Description: Alan Turing's (1912-1954) belief that computers would one day be able to learn has not yet been proven, but this English mathematician, logician, and code breaker was a pioneer in the field of computer science and artificial intelligence.
Brief description: Michael Olinick is a professor of mathematics and natural philosophy at Middlebury College in Vermont, where he regularly teaches courses on the life and work of Alan Turing. His publications include "Artists Respond to Alan Turing," Mathematical Modeling in the Social and Life Sciences (2014), and Principles and Practice of Mathematics (co-author, 1996).