Alan Touring

vienna · 12-17-12, 03:38 PM

The "civilized" societies have a long track record of dealing with great genius, wisdom, knowledge, and creativity with decidedly uncivilized treatment. From as far back a Socrates being forced to drink hemlock, history is rife with the tragedies of small minds of no consequence depriving humanity of its greatest minds. Turing is one in a long line of such injustices and, sadly, he probably won't be the last...

Turing never did, and probably never will, get a pardon, but at least he did get a public apology:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009...to-alan-turing

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12-17-12, 03:38 PM	#8
vienna Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Anywhere but the here & now... Posts: 7,723 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	The "civilized" societies have a long track record of dealing with great genius, wisdom, knowledge, and creativity with decidedly uncivilized treatment. From as far back a Socrates being forced to drink hemlock, history is rife with the tragedies of small minds of no consequence depriving humanity of its greatest minds. Turing is one in a long line of such injustices and, sadly, he probably won't be the last... Turing never did, and probably never will, get a pardon, but at least he did get a public apology: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009...to-alan-turing <O> __________________ __________________________________________________ __