Alan Turing's 100th Birthday - Mathematician, logician, cryptanalyst, scientist
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HN comment orderI persuaded New Scientist to open the special on Turing that I wrote to non-subscribers: http://blog.jgc.org/2012/06/new-scientists-instant-expert-on...
Interesting to note that the Justice Minister Lord McNally didn't consider a pardon appropriate, but the Queen eventually pardoned Turing after an outpouring of public support (and with the advice of the Government) [0]. (Turing was convicted for committing homosexual acts. Based on my cursory reading it seems like it was one of the reasons why he likely committed suicide. It's a tragic story of a great man, whom we all owe our gratitude.) [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Turing#Government_apology...
How time flies. It was two years ago today that I blogged this: http://blog.jgc.org/2009/06/alan-turing-deserves-apology-fro... which lead to great things: http://blog.jgc.org/2009/09/hello-john-its-gordon-brown.html
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- Breakout years
- 2
- Total points
- 331
- Total comments
- 161
100+ points or 50+ comments
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reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
Every submission
| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-06-23 | Happy Birthday, Alan Turing | raganwald | 78 | 6 |
| 2012-06-22 | Alan Turing's 100th Birthday - Mathematician, logician, cryptanalyst, scientistFirst breakout · Best thread | sparknlaunch | 146 | 19 |
| 2013-01-13 | Alan Turing | ZanyOrc | 2 | 0 |
| 2020-06-23 | Alan Turing | jonbaer | 2 | 0 |
| 2024-06-07 | Alan Turing died 70 years agoHall induction · Latest 20+ point return | marvinborner | 103 | 136 |