• @[email protected]
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    1257 months ago

    The English chemically castrated the guy who broke the Nazi codes that let us win the war, he killed himself over it and England took 60 years to say “my bad”.

    • Hegar
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      197 months ago

      he killed himself over it

      There’s some doubt over that. Accidental inhalation due to some of the lab equipment in his room has some compelling arguments too. The wikipedia article has the details.

      • @And009
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        57 months ago

        Any link to article or search keywords?

          • @And009
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            37 months ago

            Ah damn, No link required

        • Hegar
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          7 months ago

          The personal life section of the Alan Turing wikipedia article

    • @[email protected]
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      17 months ago

      The imitation game had such a good portrayal of it… I’ve known the story for a long time, but Benedict Cumberbatch really made it hit home