27 May
2018
27 May
'18
10:34 p.m.
On this day in 1936, notable mathematician Alan Turing submitted his
thesis "On Computable Numbers", thereby laying the foundations for today's
computers.
Sigh; if only he hadn't eaten that apple... And we'll never know whether
it was murder or suicide.
-- Dave
27 May
27 May
10:38 p.m.
On 2018-05-27 6:34 PM, Dave Horsfall wrote:
On this day in 1936, notable mathematician Alan Turing
submitted his
thesis "On Computable Numbers", thereby laying the foundations for
today's computers.
Sigh; if only he hadn't eaten that apple... And we'll never know
whether it was murder or suicide.
What's the "murder" theory?
I thought the question was whether it was deliberate suicide or a lab
accident. Not that I'm a Turing expert...
--Toby
-- Dave
11:14 p.m.
On Sun, 27 May 2018, Toby Thain wrote:
A jealous lover, apparently, who knew that he liked apples.
Sigh; if only
he hadn't eaten that apple... And we'll never know
whether it was murder or suicide.
What's the "murder" theory? I thought the question was whether it was deliberate
suicide or a lab
accident. Not that I'm a Turing expert...
Can't remember where I saw it (it was a book on Turing's life), but given
that homosexuality was illegal at the time, no doubt the police would've
had an interest in spreading the story... You know, "this is what can
happen to you if you become a homo" etc (despite the fact that it's quite
common amongst mammals).
-- Dave
11:54 p.m.
On 2018-May-27 18:38:59 -0400, Toby Thain <toby(a)telegraphics.com.au> wrote:
I hadn't heard the "murder" theory but a quick search turned up:
https://www.warhistoryonline.com/war-articles/was-alan-turing-murdered-auth…
I guess that's possible but I thought he'd lost all his clearances.
--
Peter Jeremy
Sigh; if only
he hadn't eaten that apple... And we'll never know
whether it was murder or suicide.
What's the "murder" theory?
28 May
28 May
8:13 a.m.
On Mon, 28 May 2018, Peter Jeremy wrote:
Fascinating article; one thing's for sure though: if the FBI was involved
then we'll never know for sure.
What's
the "murder" theory?
I hadn't heard the "murder" theory but a quick search turned up:
https://www.warhistoryonline.com/war-articles/was-alan-turing-murdered-auth…
I guess that's possible but I thought he'd
lost all his clearances.
Yeah, but my conspiracist side says that because he knew about Verona and
could possibly be compromised, someone wanted him very dead...
-- Dave
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