The A.M. Turing Award is given annually by the Association for Computing Machinery to a person selected for contributions of a technical nature made to the computing community. The contributions should be of lasting and major technical importance to the computer field. Most of the recipients have been computer scientists.
The award is named after Alan Mathison Turing (1912_1954), a British mathematician considered to be one of the fathers of modern computer science.
The Turing Award is sometimes called the "Nobel Prize of computing". It is sponsored by Intel Corporation and currently has a value of US $100,000.
The award recipients, and the field in which they earned the recognition are listed below. Refer to the individual recipients for more detailed information on their achievements.
programming languages and mathematical notation, implementation of interactive systems, educational uses of APL, programming language theory and practice
She was awarded Honorary Doctor of Science degrees from the University of Alberta in 1991; from Pace University in 1999; and from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign in 2004.
The ACM A.M. TuringAward was named for Alan M. Turing, the British mathematician who articulated the mathematical foundation and limits of computing, and who was a key contributor to the Allied cryptanalysis of the German Enigma cipher during World War II.
ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery http://www.acm.org, is an educational and scientific society uniting the world's computing educators, researchers and professionals to inspire dialogue, share resources and address the field's challenges.
ACM is an international scientific and educational organization dedicated to advancing the arts, sciences, and applications of information technology.
ACM Names 34 Fellows for Contributions to Computing and IT ACM has recognized 34 of its members for their contributions to both the practical and theoretical aspects of computing and information technology.
The new ACM Fellows, from some of the world’s leading industries, research labs, and universities, made significant advances that are having lasting effects on the lives of citizens throughout the world.
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