In The Imitation Game, Benedict Cumberbatch stars as Alan Turing, the genius British mathematician, logician, cryptologist and computer scientist who led the charge to crack the German Enigma Code that helped the Allies win WWII. Turing went on to assist with the development of computers at the University of Manchester after the war, but was prosecuted by the UK government in 1952 for homosexual acts which the country deemed illegal.
More about the movie
- Alan Turings name restored with film about his work, life and identity,
oddonion, ovember 14, 2014. - Budget 2014: Alan Turing Institute to lead big data research,
oddonion, March 19, 2014.
More about Alan Turing posthumous pardon
- Alan Turing granted Royal pardon by the Queen, telegraph, 24 Dec 2013.
- Grant a pardon to Alan Turin, epetitions, Closing:23/11/2012.
- Government rejects a pardon for computer genius Alan Turing, the guardian, 7 February 2012.
- How Alan Turing Finally Got a Posthumous Apology, radar, September 17, 2009.
- PM apology after Turing petition, BBC News, 11 September 2009.
- Gordon Brown: I’m proud to say sorry to a real war hero, telegraph, 10 Sep 2009.
Even more
- Pardon all of the estimated 49,000 men who, like Alan Turing, were convicted of consenting same-sex relations under the British “gross indecency” law (only repealed in 2003), and also all the other men convicted under other UK anti-gay laws, change.org, Feb 10, 2015.
- Our posts tagged Alan Turing, who was chemically castrated by means of DES in 1952.
- Video published on 27 Jan 2015 by UICC channel.
- Watch more media videos on @DES_Journal YouTube channel.
This was an amazing movie. I am so glad that the Alan Turing story is being told.
Me too, thanks Rebecca
Thanks Dom! Interesting!
he is an icon in the UK…
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Erik
thanks Erik