"Father of the computer" Turing died 59 years after the Queen was pardoned

Sina Science and technology news Beijing time, December 24 morning, according to the British "guardian" reported that the famous British mathematician, "father of modern Computer" Alan (Alan Turing) 59 years after the death, finally won the British Royal Family "royal pardon." Turing helped the British government break the German Enigma cipher system in World War II, at least two years after the Second World War. At the request of Chris Grey (Chris Grayling), the British justice minister, the Queen has finally issued a royal pardon. Turing was considered the father of modern computer science, but he was convicted of "serious indecency" in 1952 for admitting to having sexual relations with a man. He was then treated with chemical castration. As a result of this criminal record, he was unable to continue to cooperate with British intelligence agencies. He eventually died of cyanide poisoning in 1954, aged 41. "His old age has been plagued by the conviction of homosexual acts," he said. Modern thought that such a penalty was unjust and therefore had been abolished. "Dr. Turing's remarkable contribution to the war and the legacy he left behind in the scientific community should be remembered and recognized by posterity," Grayling told the royal pardon. The Queen's pardon was a well-deserved tribute to the unusual man. "(Ding Macro)