Alonzo Church is a lesser-known figure in the history of computing and Artificial Intelligence but his contributions were monumental. Born in 1903, Church’s work profoundly influenced Alan Turing and played a key role in the development of the Turing Test. His λ-calculus laid the foundation for computer science as we know it today. Despite his reserved nature and personal challenges, Church was an intellectual giant whose legacy lives on in the very programs we use daily. His genius was in the unseen elegance of his formulas, reshaping the world through rigorous abstraction. Celebrating foundational figures like Church is essential as we witness breakthroughs in artificial intelligence.
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