Petition In The Memory Of Alan Turing

Rare documentary excerpt traces the decline and subsequent death of the mathematical genius and one of the founders of the modern computer Alan Turing (23 June 1912 – 7 June 1954).


Turing was also one of the leading codebreakers at Bletchley Park during World War Two, and played a leading role in the breaking of the German "Enigma" codes.


According to BBC, now a petition is underway to get the British government to formally apologize for its treatment of Turing.

The Petition compaign was organized by computer scientist John Graham-Cumming, more than 5,000 signatures have been collected, including writer Ian McEwan and scientist Richard Dawkins.