Turing Award

High school (ages 12+)
Science & Technology

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/turing-award

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was Turing Award built?1966
2. What is the awarded by?Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
3. What is the prize amount (2014 onwards)?US$1 million
4. Why is it called the "Nobel Prize of Computing"?It is called the "Nobel Prize of Computing" because it recognizes foundational work that reshapes our digital world, just like the Nobel Prize does for other sciences.
5. How much money does the Turing Award give and who sponsors it?The prize money started at $250,000 and grew to $1 million. Google became the main sponsor from 2014, helping the award become more prestigious.

Theoretical Computer Science: The branch of computer science concerned with the mathematical foundations of computation and information.
Artificial Intelligence (AI): The simulation of human intelligence processes by machines, especially computer systems.
Algorithms: A step-by-step procedure or set of rules to be followed in calculations or other problem-solving operations, especially by a computer.
Cryptography: The practice and study of techniques for secure communication in the presence of third parties called adversaries.