INTERNATIONAL A.M. TURING AWARD OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR COMPUTING MACHINERY. INFORMATION ANALYSIS
Viacheslav M. Tyutyunnik · RSUH/RGGU Bulletin Series Information Science Information Security Mathematics · 2022
The article presents the brief information on the English mathematician and cryptographer A.M. Turing, about Association for Computing Machinery, the oldest and most powerful in the computer science community, and about the A.M. Turing Award, the highest prize in computer science, which is considered the equivalent of the Nobel Prizes in computer science. A complete list of A.M. Turing Award winners from 1966 to 2020 is given in Russian and original languages, dates of life. Analysis of the achievements of the laureates shows a complete and interesting history of the development of informatics (computer science) in the 20th and early 21st centuries. During this time, 74 people became laureates, including three women. The exact formulation of the award committee for each laureate is given, as well as their academic degrees, places and dates of receipt. Some statistical data on the laureates are also given (distribution by country, a list of thematic areas for which prizes were awarded, the average age of the laureates).