Paying tribute to the computer scientist and mathematician -- Alan Turing -- on his 100th birthday, Google has brought this creative and interactive Doodle on its homepage which displays a basic interpretation of the Turing Machine. The device was actually a hypothetical computing model that Turing proposed in 1936.
For all those who don’t know, a Turing machine is a device that manipulates symbols on a strip of tape according to a table of rules. Despite its simplicity, a Turing machine can be adapted to simulate the logic of any computer algorithm, and is particularly useful in explaining the functions of a CPU inside a computer.
A post on Google's official blog read: "Considering the role computers now play in everyday life, it's clear Turing's inventions rank among the most important intellectual breakthroughs of the 20th century."
How it works?
The Google Doodle Turing Machine gives you a series of binary numbers to match, by creating the correct program, using the buttons along the bottom. Each right answer makes another letter in the Google logo light up in color. Here is a YouTube video that shows all the answers, including the multiple levels. Try it, and see how you do!
This is not the first time that Google has created a playable Doodle that celebrates the contributions by the legends and historians of the world. Here are 5 best interactive Google Doodles which the company released in an effort to honor the creative investors. Enjoy watching their videos and let us know in the comments, if have missed any.
Robert Moog’s Birthday
On the 78th birthday of electronic music maestro Robert Robert Moog, Google Doodle displayed a playable synthesizer with a four-track recorder. On the users could adjust dials on the synthesizer, turn switches on and off and play sounds on the keyboard. Users also recorded and shared their creations through a short link or Google+.
Les Pauls Birthday
One of the best Google Doodle so far as rated by viewers, which came out on Les Paul's 96th Birthday last year, the abstract logo was displayed as a guitar with chords which could be played by users, moving across the strings with the cursor.
Pac-Man 30th Anniversary
On the 30th anniversary of Pac-Man's release Google released an interactive logo that allowed their search engine users to play Pac-Man right from the logo. This was very inventive and brought back a lot of childhood memories for many.
Jim Henson's Birthday
On the 75th birthday of the American puppeteer, Jim Henson, best known as the creator of The Muppets, Google Doodle came up with a logo that allowed users to click on each puppet and make them look toward the cursor. It also included animations, where one Muppet eats the other, while another Muppet's glasses fly off.
Martha Graham’s Birthday
The Google Doodle was converted into a choreographed dance to celebrate the 117th birthday of American dancer, teacher and modern dance choreographer Martha Graham.
