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 threadFubaroqueDec 28, 2022
@Sheril Remember him each time you answer a Captcha… because that is what the T means, Turing. 🥴
Show threadundead enby of the apocalypseDec 29, 2022
@Sheril @fubaroque remember him every time you use a computer, Turing did so much more groundbreaking work in computer science and the field would have not been the same without him
Show threadEssjay 🏳️‍🌈  

@enby_of_the_apocalypse @Sheril @fubaroque

Yep, he is often described as 'The father of modern computing'.

Dec 29, 2022 at 12:20pmWeb