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Old 13th March 2021, 17:33   #3
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Originally Posted by stevestrat View Post
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.
Having watched the film Imitation Game I felt ashamed of how he was treated

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