Statue of Alan Turing at Bletchley Park. The UK government announced yesterday the British mathematician and computer pioneer  would be posthumously pardoned for his 61-year-old "gross indecency" —  — conviction. At , Turing had worked on breaking the used by the Nazis during  . The ability for the British to decode German communication may possibly have shortened the war by two years. In 1952, Turing was convicted of gross indecency after he had a relationship with another man. He was subjected to chemical castration as an alternative to going to prison. Prime Minister  said: "Alan Turing was a remarkable man who played a key role in saving this country in World War Two by cracking the German Enigma code. His action saved countless lives. He also left a remarkable national legacy through his substantial scientific achievements, often being referred to as the father of modern computing." The pardon follows a formal apology made in 2009 by Prime Minister  , as well as an e-petition campaign that attracted 37,404 signatures.
Statue of Alan Turing at Bletchley Park. The UK government announced yesterday the British mathematician and computer pioneer Alan Turing would be posthumously pardoned for his 61-year-old "gross indecency" — homosexual activity — conviction. At , Turing had worked on breaking the used by the Nazis during World War II . The ability for the British to decode German communication may possibly have shortened the war by two years. In 1952, Turing was convicted of gross indecency after he had a relationship with another man. He was subjected to chemical castration as an alternative to going to prison. Prime Minister David Cameron said: "Alan Turing was a remarkable man who played a key role in saving this country in World War Two by cracking the German Enigma code. His action saved countless lives. He also left a remarkable national legacy through his substantial scientific achievements, often being referred to as the father of modern computing." The pardon follows a formal apology made in 2009 by Prime Minister Gordon Brown , as well as an e-petition campaign that attracted 37,404 signatures.
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