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NEWS ABOUT: Alan Turing

Alan Turing stories: 2 news summaries

British PM Apologizes
to Gay WWII Codebreaker

Gordon Brown slams 'horrifying' treatment of late mathematician Alan Turing

Sep 11, 09 3:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - Gordon Brown has issued a posthumous apology to WWII codebreaking genius Alan Turing, the Guardian reports. Turing's work cracking German codes helped the Allies win the war, but he was later prosecuted for having a gay relationship. He was chemically castrated after being forced to choose between that or prison,... More »

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Gordon Brown • homosexuality • World War II • homosexual • mathematicians • Alan Turing

Fury Mounts Over Treatment of Gay WWII Codebreaker

Petition seeks posthumous apology for computing genius Alan Turing

Sep 2, 09 6:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - A campaign to win a pardon and apology for gay World War II codebreaking genius Alan Turing is gathering steam, CNN reports. Turing—considered by many to be the father of modern computing—made a vital contribution to the Allied effort with his invention of a machine to crack German... More »

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homosexuality • World War II • homosexual • computer science • Alan Turing

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