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0 pointsmichtzik1y ago0 comments

How did the military take Alan Turing away from our field?

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it's believed he committed suicide after losing his employment -- and lots of other things -- on account of being gay. strictly speaking it wasn't the military, but a different part of the security apparatus.

steve19771y ago

No, it was not "strictly speaking it wasn't the military" - it was not the military at all. It was the civil legal system in the UK.

If it was suicide at all: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Turing#Death

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colinsane1y ago

steve19771y ago

No, it was not "strictly speaking it wasn't the military" - it was not the military at all. It was the civil legal system in the UK.

If it was suicide at all: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Turing#Death

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