Turing Centenary: The Trial of Alan Turing for Homosexual Conduct
A Genius Martyred.
A look at the circumstances that led to Turing’s criminal conviction for homosexual conduct in 1952, and his death in 1954
Permalink“Alan Turing’s work on cracking Enigma, and building a computer designed to play a part in the development of a British atomic bomb, was not part of the record. He was branded a “security risk” and duly sacrificed.”