Government rejects a pardon for computer genius Alan Turing

Wednesday 08 February 2012

Government rejects a pardon for computer genius Alan Turing
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Martin Wainwright

But the campaign goes on in his centenary year, with support from all over 
the world. Leading US mathematician calls for 'hullabaloo in the UK' over 
the decision

The government has given an initial rebuff to the campaign for a pardon 
for Alan Turing, the brilliant British 'father of the computer' whose 
career ended in tragedy after a gross indecency conviction at a time when 
gay sex was against the law.

Signatures are gathering on an e-petition for a pardon but the justice 
minister Lord McNally used the precedent argument to discourage the notion 
in the House of Lords..../snip/


http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/the-northerner/2012/feb/07/alan-turing-pardon-lord-mcnally-lord-sharkey-computers

http://www.i-programmer.info/news/82-heritage/3735-widespread-celebrations-but-no-pardon-for-turing.html

http://blog.jgc.org/2012/02/uk-government-declines-to-pardon-alan.html

http://blog.jgc.org/2011/11/why-im-not-supporting-campaign-for.html