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Techies Give Thanks for 15 Trailblazers...understanding quantum mechanics.) Alan Turing (1912-1954) Turing, a Brit who only lived to be 41, helped the British government break the German ciphers during World War II. But he also provided one of the most important concepts in... In this article: Alan Turing, Isaac Newton, Calculus, Mathematics, Physics, Speed of light, Quantum mechanics, and All rights reserved |
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Washington Times | September 12, 2009
Brown offers apology to gay WWII codebreaker
LONDON | British Prime Minister Gordon Brown offered a posthumous apology Friday for the "inhumane" treatment of Alan Turing, the World War II codebreaker who committed suicide in 1954 after being prosecuted for homosexuality and...
In this article: Alan Turing, Gordon Brown, Hormone, Bletchley Park, London, Britain, All rights reserved, and Suicide
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washingtonpost.com | October 23, 2009
The Daily Goodbye
...better and more beautiful jewelry - the same way it had back then." One of the talented codebreakers who decrypted the German Enigma code during World War II has died. Shaun Wylie worked with Alan Turing and became head of the "crib"...
In this article: Soupy Sales, Shaun Wylie, Alan Turing, Empire State Building, New York, and U.S.
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Independent.co.uk - World | November 15, 2009
After 50 years, the 'lost innocents' shipped from home win apology
...some way in expunging that lack of care. Earlier this year, Gordon Brown apologised for the "appalling" treatment of Alan Turing, the gay World War Two codebreaker who was convicted of "gross indecency" in 1952 and sentenced to chemical...
In this article: Australia, Kevin Rudd, Barnardo's, Sydney, David Cameron, Gordon Brown, and Western Australia
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CNN | September 01, 2009
Petition seeks apology for Enigma code-breaker
...international stature" CNN LONDON, England (CNN) -- An online petition demanding a formal apology from the British government for its treatment of World War II code-breaker Alan Turing is gaining momentum. A portrait of Alan Turing is...
In this article: Alan Turing, John Graham-Cumming, Suicide, Bletchley Park, London, Estrogen, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and Ian McEwan
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Petition prompts No. 10 apology over code breaker Turing
Petition prompts No. 10 apology over code breaker Turing Alan Turing helped crack German Enigma codes during the Second World War Gordon Brown issued an apology to a Second World War code-breaker who committed suicide after being found...
In this article: Alan Turing, Second World War, Fascism, Hormone, Peter Tatchell, Britain, Suicide, Oscar Wilde, and Gordon Brown
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Gawker | September 10, 2009
Sorry About the Gay Witchhunt, Alan Turing [Apologies]
...so much better. Image via Mark A.M. Kramer) Acclaimed mathematician Alan Turing provided a blueprint for the modern computer and helped break German codes during World War II. As a reward, the British government chemically...
In this article: Alan Turing, Suicide, and Gordon Brown
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The Register | September 11, 2009
Brown apologises for 'appalling' treatment of Turing
...Principles of Air Conditioners for Information Technology The Prime Minister has apologised for the "appalling" persecution of World War II code breaker Alan Turing. Gordon Brown's words of contrition came in response to a petition...
In this article: Alan Turing, Gordon Brown, Ian McEwan, John Graham-Cumming, Bletchley Park, Suicide, Hormone, Twitter, and Richard Dawkins
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Telegraph.co.uk - Politics | September 10, 2009
Gordon Brown issues posthumous apology to Bletchley Park codebreaker
...tried and convicted of being homosexual. Published: 7:00AM BST 11 Sep 2009 Computer pioneer Alan Turing, who helped crack German Enigma codes during WWII The Prime Minister said Alan Turing was treated "terribly". Mr Brown was...
In this article: Alan Turing, Gordon Brown, Second World War, Bletchley Park, Hormone, Daily Telegraph, and Downing Street
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National Public Radio | September 11, 2009
Posthumous Apology For World War II Code-Breaker
...will be available at approx. 7:00 p.m. ET British Prime Minister Gordon Brown offered a posthumous apology Friday to Alan Turing, a World War II code-breaker who was later prosecuted for being gay. The apology came following an online...
In this article: NPR, Alan Turing, John Graham-Cumming, and Gordon Brown
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World War II, or the Second World War (often abbreviated WWII or WW2), was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including all of the great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis. The war involved the mobilisation of over 100 million military personnel, making it the most widespread war in history. In a state of "total war", the major participants placed their complete economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities at the service of the war effort, erasing the distinction between civilian and military resources. Over seventy million people, the majority of them civilians, were killed, making it the deadliest conflict in human history.
The start of the war is generally held to be in September 1939 with the German invasion of Poland and subsequent declarations of war on Nazi Germany by most of the countries in the British Commonwealth and France. Many belligerents entered the war before or after this date, during a period which spanned from 1937 to 1941, as a result of other events. Amongst these main events are the Marco Polo Bridge Incident (fought between Nationalist China and Japan), the start of Operation Barbarossa (the Nazi invasion of Russia), and the attacks on Pearl Harbor and British and Dutch colonies in South East Asia.
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