The Alan Turing Award is a prestigious recognition in the field of computer science, often referred to as the "Nobel Prize of Computing." Established in 1966 by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), it honors individuals for their contributions to the computing community, particularly in areas such as algorithms, artificial intelligence, and software engineering. Recipients of the award receive a gold medal and a monetary prize, which is typically $1 million, funded by Google. The award is named after Alan Turing, a pioneering mathematician and computer scientist whose work laid the foundation for modern computing and artificial intelligence.