Did Alan Turing Invent The Computer?

Alan Turing is considered by many to be the father of modern computing. But did he actually invent the computer? The answer to that question is a bit complicated.

Turing was a mathematician and cryptanalyst who worked for the British government during World War II. He was responsible for breaking the German Enigma code, which helped the Allies win the war. After the war, Turing turned his attention to computing. He developed a number of theories about how computers could work and how they could be used to solve problems.

But Turing didn’t actually …