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The man whose codebreaking may have helped to shorten the Second World War by two years met a grim reward: in 1952 Alan Turing was convicted simply for being gay and chemically castrated; a royal pardon came only in 2013, decades after his death

By Space Daily Editorial Team

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Photograph portrait of Alan Turing, taken on 29 March 1951. A black-and-white portrait photograph of Alan Turing, wearing a tweed jacket, striped shirt, and tie. He's looking slightly off to the side with a thoughtful expression.

The man whose codebreaking may have helped to shorten the Second World War by two years met a grim reward:

A brilliant mind that saved millions faced prosecution and chemical castration by the nation he'd just helped win the war.
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in reply to Project Gutenberg

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He couldn't even tell anyone what he had achieved during the war as it remained highly classified until well after his death 😞

Shocking behaviour by the UK government.

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