Often referred to as the “father of computer science and artificial intelligence,” Turing was hailed a war hero and granted an honor by King George VI at the end of the war for helping to defeat the Nazis. Despite this, however, he died as a disgraced “criminal” — simply for being a gay man.
Former operator Jean Valentine, 82, with a restored and fully functioning Turing Bombe during it's unveiling at Bletchley Park, Buckinghamshire on Sept. 6, 2006.At the end of the war, Turing was made an Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, an honor granted by the royal family to a selected few for their contribution to science, arts and public service.
But being an outstanding computer scientist and a war hero didn’t spare Turing from what some have called a “witch hunt” of gay and bisexual men in the U.K., which led to the imprisonment of thousands of gay men and those suspected of being gay throughout the 1950s.
They decriminalized homosexuality in 1967 while this person, whose work may have saved more lives; shortening WWII, than any single person, suffered. Good for them putting him on the note! It’s fitting but not very repentant.
That you know of. His sexuality is irrelevant. He was a brilliant man and an important part of a war effort. But, seriously, his sexuality is of no importance. None whatsoever, focusing on it makes you look like an idiot.
No one cares. Its all about trans kids now. Put one of those on you fake moneym
Dang, this almost makes up for the government chemically castrating him for being gay. No, wait. It doesn't.
That'll really make up for his being chemically castrated.
Every year, beginning in 1966, a person who has made a great contribution to the field of computer science is awarded the Turing Award. The Turing Award is often referred to as the computer science equivalent of the Nobel Prize.
Turing worked at the Government Code and Cypher School at Bletchley Park. Turing and others designed a code-breaking machine known as the Bombe. They used the Bombe to learn German military secrets.
Alan Turing was a British mathematician. He made major contributions to the fields of mathematics, computer science, and artificial intelligence. He worked for the British government during World War II, when he succeeded in breaking the secret code Germany used to communicate
Alan Turing Saved 21 Million Lives In World War II, But History Punished Him For Being Gay. Turing's most notable work today is as a computer scientist. In 1936, he developed the idea for the Universal Turing Machine, the basis for the first computer.
Biden just threatened we the people with nukes!
This is the kind of history that needs to be taught in elementary schools, before children learn the prejudices of adulthood. The facts of what Alan Turing endured, despite his contributions, is something that all children should learn early and learn it is wrong.
The world is run by bisexual men, politics, religions and economic leaders
That only took a lifetime.
I'm sure he feels much better now.
That is appreciated... considering all the horrible torture he went through...
So he's achievement as a WWII CodeBreaker ain't significant enough, but as a first gay man makes it more better? I don't think he's earned that honor on the £50 because he was gay, but because his WWII emerse contribution.
Oh! How important his sexual tendencies
Hmmmmmmmmph!!!!
still illegal in 11 Muslim countries
So , if we someday conclusively determine that King George V was gay, the first person ever to be featured on a British bank note, does Alan Turing still get to stay on the 50 for his amazing accomplishments
deepakkanungo State recognition long overdue.
The Brits conquered the world because they were so good at being stuck on boats with other men for months at a time. The secret to military conquest is being gay.
How about, “WWII codebreaker Alan Turing, whose abilities and efforts enabled the Allies to defeat the Nazis and saved millions of lives, honored with a British bank note.” Why does the liberal media constantly insist on reducing a person to his or her (sorry, “their”) sexuality?
What has his sexuality got to do with it 🤷🏽♂️ omg 😱
The Queen is bi. prove me wrong.
Well deserved.
Well-deserved recognition of all his accomplishments.
This genius died because of discrimination I wonder what he may have left us had he lived.
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My brothers kid was the 1st one in the family that was left handed
Who uses £50 notes?
More important than being a codebreaker thing, we all need to know he was gay. The agenda always pushing their idea…
What an incredible feet. Not even president Gerald Ford is on money and he literally invented the automobile.
Nice, their posthumous way of saying 'sorry we lobotomized you for being gay after we no longer had any use for you'
Can’t wait for conservatives to moan about this
Their some more things he needed to brake
Noticed how they put him on notes that don't get around much.
This is going to upset the “Christians”
How cool is that.
How many lives were saved by this man's brilliant work? To say he made a difference in the war effort ,would be an understatement, to say the least.
Why i dose it matter if he gay in changed people lifes for ever put for a simple twist of fate we would be using. Turing machines nows not pcs
we don't care if he is gay. only nbc finds this fascinating
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