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| Alan Turing, 1912-1954 "The Renaissance Man" (Courtesy of Tumblr, Strangeland) |
The government signalled on Friday that it is prepared to support a backbench bill that would pardon Turing, who died from cyanide poisoning at the age of 41 in 1954 after he was subjected to "chemical castration"."
Read the rest of the article at guardian.co.uk; Enigma codebreaker Alan Turing to be given posthumous pardon.
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About time!
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