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Originally Posted by stevestrat
Yes then in 1952 Turing was "thanked" by being prosecuted for being a homosexual and chemically castrated. The conviction cost him his security clearance meaning he could no longer work as a code breaker at GCHQ. He died in 1954 from cyanide poisoning, it was presumed deliberate but could have been accidental. He was eventually posthumously pardoned in 2013.
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Having watched the film Imitation Game I felt ashamed of how he was treated
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