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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 el-spectre · · Score: 0, Troll

    I don't wonder at all... he'd probably be the first to wield the syringe if he could.

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  2. Re:Killed by the society he saved. by el-spectre · · Score: 0, Troll

    Yes yes, I am trolling all the bigots out there... sure. Like that's even much of a challenge.

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    "Faith: Belief without evidence in what is told by one who speaks without knowledge, of things without parallel." - A.B.