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Alan Turing

PM apology after Turing petition

Gordon Brown says he is sorry for the "Appalling" way World War II code-breaker Alan Turing was treated for being gay. Ref. Source 6

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The father of modern computers

Not so many years ago the name Alan Turing was obscure. Today Turing is finally gaining recognition for his notable achievements - as well as the ignominious treatment he received because of his homosexuality, which drove him to an early death in 1954 and led to a posthumous apology from the British Government in 2009. Ref. Source 4

Alan Turing History & Civil Business Politics

Code-breaker's secrets for sale

HE was a brilliant code-breaker who cracked Germany's secrets bringing an early end to World War II. He helped create computer science and invent Algorithms. Now his notebook will be auctioned. Ref. Source 6

Turing Alan

Alan Turing was definitely one of the smartest men on the planet possibly ranking as high as the great Einstein although he was no where close to his popularity.