The UK government has apologised for the treatment of Alan Turing that led to the suicide of computing’s founding genius — but calls for a posthumous pardon have been dismissed. More »
You may have read the British Government is being petitioned to grant a posthumous pardon to Alan Turing: one of the world’s greatest mathematicians, most successful codebreakers, and the father of computer science. You may also have read that Turing was was convicted of gross indecency in 1952 and died tragically two years later. But who, exactly, was he? More »
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Mike Davey wanted to build a real Turing machine, but unfortunately he could not find the infinitely long tape required for the project. His solution? Using 300m of white 35mm film leader and a dry erase marker. Result? Brilliance. More »
Remember how we told you that there was a petition to ask the British government to apologise for chemically castrating computer science legend Alan Turing during WWII because he was gay? Yeah well, Prime Minister Gordon Brown did today! More »
Alan Turing, who is said to be the father of modern computer science, was a WWII code-breaker until he was prosecuted by the British government for having homosexual relations. Thousands have now signed a petition calling for a government apology. More »
