A Long and Illustrious History
Alan Turing is celebrated for his work in:
ATheoretical computer science and laying the foundations of the modern computer ✓
BDiscovering penicillin and developing it as a medical treatment for infections
CDesigning and building a greatly improved and more efficient steam engine
DDesigning and constructing the first commercial passenger railway in Britain
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The correct answer is Theoretical computer science and laying the foundations of the modern computer.
Alan Turing was a British mathematician who invented the theoretical "Turing machine" in the 1930s, which was influential in the development of computer science and the modern computer.
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