Alan Turing, a British mathematician known for breaking the Nazi’s Enigma machine. Alan took his own life in 1954 after being a victim of oppression because he was gay.
Alan Turing, a British mathematician known for breaking the Nazi’s Enigma machine. Alan took his own life in 1954 after being a victim of oppression because he was gay.
one of the smartest people of the last century and a true hero.
GoddessOfMeow on
The claim that he committed suicide is somewhat disputed. He died from cyanide poisoning, and a half-eaten apple was found beside his body. Without actually testing the apple for cyanide, the coroner ruled that Turing had intentionally laced it with cyanide. However, the reason he had cyanide laying around to begin with was to use in electroplating spoons, and some think that the poisoning was accidental.
He is also considered to be the father of computer science
Rodan_ on
The Imitation Game certainly worth a watch if you have never seen it before.
JetMeIn_02 on
And now the UK government is working on bringing back chemical castration as a forced punishment for “sexual deviants”, just like they did to him.
Edit: Turning off reply notifications, because I’m a little tired of repeating myself here.
BlnkNopad on
imagine being one of the main reasons you win a world war and the world is then mean to you about your lifestyle choices.
we treat pedophiles better today. that’s sad
Accomplished-Lynx262 on
The movie of this is wild, whats it called? With benedict cumberbatch?
OpenEyz2016 on
RIP.
Bison_Jugular on
Inspiration for the apple logo?
MTA0 on
Every time I see his face, or hear his name, I’m instantly sad at the ugliness of mankind, he was hero, and should have been treated as such.
AutismusOmega on
And anybody that uses a modern computer or smart phone and is against gays is literally using an invention made by a gay dude. So if you hate gays, thank one for your phone!
nopalitzin on
*by his peers.
RadicalCandle on
They celebrated him for his help in killing other men overseas, then sentenced him to chemical castration for loving another man at home
Britain owes this man an enormous debt.
ShyTaterBun on
He also built the blueprint for modern computers.
Ctrlaltdel_cool on
Imagine what more could have come out of his mind, rip.
InsertFloppy11 on
zac efron vibes
turnthetides on
The article heavily implies that he committed suicide solely because he was victimized for being gay. Not only do we not have to way to know if that was the reason (he didn’t leave behind a note or anything), it’s NOT EVEN CONFIRMED HE COMMITTED SUICIDE!
God this site is full of people posting misleading headlines and manipulation of information to support a (specific) narrative.
Fatsnice on
Highly recommend visiting Bletchley park in UK if you get a chance, so freaking cool with working examples of turings machines and other ww2 intelligence exhibits
turnthetides on
The article heavily implies that he committed suicide solely because he was victimized for being gay. Not only do we not have to way to know if that was the reason (he didn’t leave behind a note or anything), it’s NOT EVEN CONFIRMED HE COMMITTED SUICIDE!
God this site is full of people posting misleading headlines and manipulation of information to support a (specific) narrative.
oishisakana on
Alan Turing, while famous for his contributions to cracking the Enigma code, did not initially crack it.Â
Polish cryptologists Marian Rejewski, Jerzy Różycki, and Henryk Zygalski at the Cipher Bureau in Poland first broke the Enigma code before World War II.Â
They developed methods like the “bomba” and Zygalski sheets, which were later used and advanced by Turing and his team at Bletchley Park. Turing’s contributions were crucial for improving the “bomba” and adapting the Polish methods to the more complex Enigma machines used later in the war.Â
NotOK1955 on
I could care less about a person’s sexual preference, I care more if they are good, kind people.
BronnOP on
The father of computing.
Old_Vermicelli7483 on
Somehow makes me think of Zac Efron
Solus101 on
Zach Effron is a dead ringer. They should have him play him in a movie. They could be twins…
ThatUsernameNowTaken on
A genius and more attractive that cumberbatch.
redishtoo on
He should have been made posthumous honorary member of Kraftwerk.
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one of the smartest people of the last century and a true hero.
The claim that he committed suicide is somewhat disputed. He died from cyanide poisoning, and a half-eaten apple was found beside his body. Without actually testing the apple for cyanide, the coroner ruled that Turing had intentionally laced it with cyanide. However, the reason he had cyanide laying around to begin with was to use in electroplating spoons, and some think that the poisoning was accidental.
He is also considered to be the father of computer science
The Imitation Game certainly worth a watch if you have never seen it before.
And now the UK government is working on bringing back chemical castration as a forced punishment for “sexual deviants”, just like they did to him.
Edit: Turning off reply notifications, because I’m a little tired of repeating myself here.
imagine being one of the main reasons you win a world war and the world is then mean to you about your lifestyle choices.
we treat pedophiles better today. that’s sad
The movie of this is wild, whats it called? With benedict cumberbatch?
RIP.
Inspiration for the apple logo?
Every time I see his face, or hear his name, I’m instantly sad at the ugliness of mankind, he was hero, and should have been treated as such.
And anybody that uses a modern computer or smart phone and is against gays is literally using an invention made by a gay dude. So if you hate gays, thank one for your phone!
*by his peers.
They celebrated him for his help in killing other men overseas, then sentenced him to chemical castration for loving another man at home
Britain owes this man an enormous debt.
He also built the blueprint for modern computers.
Imagine what more could have come out of his mind, rip.
zac efron vibes
The article heavily implies that he committed suicide solely because he was victimized for being gay. Not only do we not have to way to know if that was the reason (he didn’t leave behind a note or anything), it’s NOT EVEN CONFIRMED HE COMMITTED SUICIDE!
God this site is full of people posting misleading headlines and manipulation of information to support a (specific) narrative.
Highly recommend visiting Bletchley park in UK if you get a chance, so freaking cool with working examples of turings machines and other ww2 intelligence exhibits
The article heavily implies that he committed suicide solely because he was victimized for being gay. Not only do we not have to way to know if that was the reason (he didn’t leave behind a note or anything), it’s NOT EVEN CONFIRMED HE COMMITTED SUICIDE!
God this site is full of people posting misleading headlines and manipulation of information to support a (specific) narrative.
Alan Turing, while famous for his contributions to cracking the Enigma code, did not initially crack it.Â
Polish cryptologists Marian Rejewski, Jerzy Różycki, and Henryk Zygalski at the Cipher Bureau in Poland first broke the Enigma code before World War II.Â
They developed methods like the “bomba” and Zygalski sheets, which were later used and advanced by Turing and his team at Bletchley Park. Turing’s contributions were crucial for improving the “bomba” and adapting the Polish methods to the more complex Enigma machines used later in the war.Â
I could care less about a person’s sexual preference, I care more if they are good, kind people.
The father of computing.
Somehow makes me think of Zac Efron
Zach Effron is a dead ringer. They should have him play him in a movie. They could be twins…
A genius and more attractive that cumberbatch.
He should have been made posthumous honorary member of Kraftwerk.