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LGBTQ* People You Should Know ALAN TURING - June 23, 1912 - June 7, 1954 (Happy Birthday, Sir!) * British Mathematician * Cracked the “unbreakable” German secret code during WWII * Helped formulate the concepts of algorithms (a finite set of well-defined instructions for accomplishing some task ) * Created coding system which helped lead to modern computers *Tried and convicted for “gross indecency” in the early 1950’s * Due to clasified status, British government (following trial) deemed his wartime achievements and work inadmissible * Forced to chose between prison sentence or “organo-therapy” (experimental hormone therapy) * Opted for “therapy” over prison * Hormones and medications assisted in Turing becoming chemically depressed         * 1954 - Turing committed suicide (less than a decade after his critical role in wartime efforts and saving countless lives through his research)

LGBTQ* People You Should Know

ALAN TURING - June 23, 1912 - June 7, 1954 (Happy Birthday, Sir!)

* British Mathematician

* Cracked the “unbreakable” German secret code during WWII

* Helped formulate the concepts of algorithms (a finite set of well-defined instructions for accomplishing some task )

* Created coding system which helped lead to modern computers

*Tried and convicted for “gross indecency” in the early 1950’s

* Due to clasified status, British government (following trial) deemed his wartime achievements and work inadmissible

* Forced to chose between prison sentence or “organo-therapy” (experimental hormone therapy)

* Opted for “therapy” over prison

* Hormones and medications assisted in Turing becoming chemically depressed        

* 1954 - Turing committed suicide (less than a decade after his critical role in wartime efforts and saving countless lives through his research)

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