Alan Turing's Post-War Ambitions and Contribution to Computer Science

After the Allied victory in 1945, Alan Turing focused on building a mechanical brain, what we now recognize as a computer. He designed the ACE, a precursor to modern computers. Despite delays and disagreement with colleagues over building smaller test machines, Turing's firm belief in the ACE's success led him to leave the National Physical Laboratory project. Subsequently, in 1948, the world's first general-purpose computer, the SSEM, was created, setting the stage for modern computing technology.