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A Madman Dreams of Turing Machines is a wonderful book, written by physicist Janna Levin.
Though I’ve long been familiar with Alan Turing, and an admirer of his I had no idea that Turing had committed suicide (at least that’s the book’s thesis, and appears to be the most commonly shared opinion.) I also had no idea that he had been prosecuted for homosexuality.
It’s shocking to think of how different the world might have been if Turing had been allowed to continue his work.
Posted by skooter at 5:28 AM
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