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manchestereveningnews.co.uk - 8/18/2009

Campaign to win official apology for Alan Turing - News

— manchestereveningnews.co.uk — Campaigners are fighting to clear the name of Alan Turing, who was prosecuted in the 1950s for... homosexuality Campaigners are fighting to clear the name of Alan Turing, who was prosecuted in the 1950s for homosexuality (more) Campaign to win official apology for Alan Turing - News

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petitions.number10.gov.uk - 8/18/2009

Petition to: apologize for the prosecution of Alan Turing that led to his untimely death.

— petitions.number10.gov.uk — More details from petition creator Alan Turing was the greatest computer scientist ever born in Britain. He... laid the foundations of computing, helped break the Nazi Enigma code and told us how to tell whether a machine could think. He was also gay. He ... (more) Petition to: apologize for the prosecution of Alan ...

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pleion.blogspot.com - 8/18/2009

Apologize to Alan Turing

— pleion.blogspot.com — Campaign to win official apology for Alan Turing Alan Turing was the greatest computer scientist ever born... in Britain. He laid the foundations of computing, helped break the Nazi Enigma code and told us how to tell whether a machine could think. He was also gay. He was prosecuted for being ... (more) Apologize to Alan Turing

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Apologize to Alan Turing
Pleiotropy — ... helped break the Nazi Enigma code and told us how to tell whether a machine could think. He was also gay. He was prosecuted for being gay, chemically castrated as a 'cure', and took his own life, aged 41. The British Government should apologize to Alan Turing for his treatment and recognize that his work created much of the world we live in and saved us from Nazi Germany. And an apology would recognize the tragic consequences of prejudice that ended this man's life and career. Via Pharyngula .