See below for information on a forthcoming evening seminar under the auspices of the BCS *Formal Aspects of Computing Science* (FACS) Specialist Group in central London, UK. All welcome. Do distribute further as appropriate. *For free online booking, see:* *http://www.bcs.org/content/ConWebDoc/52335 * *For other BCS-FACS events, see:* *http://www.bcs.org/category/12468 * *For location of the BCS London Office, see:* *http://www.bcs.org/category/5843 * *Jonathan Bowen* Chair BCS-FACS Specialist Group www.*bcs*-*facs*.org *BCS-FACS evening seminar, 2014* *Thursday 5th June 2014, 5.15pm coffee/tea/biscuits for 6.00pm talk, Wilkes Room 1/2* *Alan Turing: The Founder of Computer Science* *Prof. Jonathan P. Bowen**http://www.bcu.ac.uk/tee/our-staff/jonathan-bowen * Birmingham City University *Abstract:* Alan Mathison Turing (1912-1954), OBE, FRS, has a rightful claim to the title of father of modern computing. He laid the theoretical groundwork for a universal machine that models a computer in its most general form before World War II. During the war, Turing was instrumental in developing and influencing actual computing devices that have been said to have shortened the war by up to two years by decoding encrypted enemy messages that were believed by others to be unbreakable. Unlike some theoreticians, he was willing to be involved with practical aspects, and was as happy to wield a soldering iron as he was to wrestle with a mathematical problem, normally from a unique angle compared to others. *This talk will explore Alan Turing’s life, achievements, and legacy, in the month of the 60th anniversary after his death (on 7th June 1954).* Prof. Jonathan Bowen Professor of Computer Science, Birmingham City University Emeritus Professor, London South Bank University Chairman, Museophile Limited http://www.jpbowen.com