Alan Turing, Enigma Code-Breaker and Computer Pioneer, Wins Royal Pardon
Mr. Turing, a British mathematician, was convicted on charges of homosexuality in 1952; he committed suicide two years later at the age of 41. [Source]
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Category: Mathematics
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