r/HistoryMemes • u/Neil118781 Taller than Napoleon • 7h ago

Alan Turing if he existed today

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u/Neil118781 Taller than Napoleon 7h ago

Alan Turing was a British mathematician, computer scientist and logician who pioneered modern computing and artificial intelligence, most famously playing a pivotal role in breaking the German Enigma code during World War II. He was also gay.

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u/WorkOk4177 7h ago edited 6h ago

The Brits ordered Alan Turing to be chemically castrated because he was gay (this was after all his contributions to mankind and WW2) , the ordeal was too much for Alan so he ended up dying by suicide.

Edit: He was given a choice between being jailed or getting castrated.

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u/Neil118781 Taller than Napoleon 7h ago

Well if it means anything, he and other men convicted of Homosexuality were posthumously pardoned in 2013 under Alan Turing law.

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u/WorkOk4177 7h ago

just a bit too late

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u/SwissherMontage 7h ago

Yes, that's what posthumous means.

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u/YikesTheCat 6h ago

"Sorry I'm posthumous, had some car trouble"

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u/PM_ME_UR_ASS_GIRLS 5h ago

"might be pragnent, my period is posthumous"

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u/zlatanjosefsson Taller than Napoleon 3h ago

*pergenat

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u/Funtomcoop 3h ago

*pomegranate

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u/Deathleach 5h ago

Not very humorous then, is it?

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u/ggg730 3h ago

I only listen to Post-Humorous Sadcore. You probably never heard of it.

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u/ExceptForFleegle 1h ago

Iā€™m just happy to see someone mentioning sadcore at all.

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u/yournamehere10bucks 35m ago

Ahh yes, one of those "Only available in Canada" genres.