Sheril KirshenbaumDec 28, 2022

Alan Turing was a mathematician & cryptographer who was a leading code-breaker in the team that decrypted Nazi Germany’s Enigma machine during WWII. He inspired modern computing & what became AI.

Instead of being hailed as a genius & hero, Turing was convicted as a homosexual & forced to endure chemical castration. He died by suicide at 41 in 1954.

The British government didn’t apologize until 2009 & Queen Elizabeth II finally pardoned him in 2013. #history #science #HistoryRemix

Show threadJamie Howarth 
@Sheril I happened to be having tea in the House of Lords the moment the bill pardoning him was voted on & approved for Royal Assent. Was very proud to have been there for a part of the process.
Dec 28, 2022 at 10:53pmWeb
Show threadJamie Howarth Dec 31, 2022

@Sheril shortly after the bill was passed to pardon Turing (this was a law passed for one person's pardon & expungement), another bill was passed - the following year - to collectively pardon & expunge the record of anybody convicted of a "homosexual crime".

Baby steps that turned into an avalanche.