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Marking 50 Years Since Alan Turing's Death

Posted by timothy on from the actual-tragedy dept.

erroneous writes "Today is the 50th anniversary of the death of Alan Turing: mathematician, code breaker, and computer pioneer. He was today commemorated in his home city of Manchester, UK." Here are stories at the BBC and at The Register.

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  1. Re:Killed by the society he saved. by Guppy06 · · Score: 1, Redundant

    "Of course, homosexuality isn't something to be "cured", but it was the 50's... not the most tolerant time."

    Not that this forgives the act, but ten years prior not too far from his home he would have been shipped off to a concentration camp.