100% fact.. the bastards.The Reg on too little too late. In fact, Turing's homosexuality had already cost him a secret post with with Bletchley's successor
- GCHQ. In the chilly Cold War climate of 1948, his sexual orientation resulted in the loss of his security clearance.
Left out in the cold, he bitterly resented his treatment at the hands of the security services, who continued to harrass him sporadically.
In 1953, he was visited by police apparently looking for a Norwegian who had visited him -
an incident widely believed to have been state-security inspired.
(- GCHQ. In the chilly Cold War climate of 1948, his sexual orientation resulted in the loss of his security clearance.
Left out in the cold, he bitterly resented his treatment at the hands of the security services, who continued to harrass him sporadically.
In 1953, he was visited by police apparently looking for a Norwegian who had visited him -
an incident widely believed to have been state-security inspired.
Tahkcalb ω∞ for sigs,
Fri 26 Aug 2005, 7:14,
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My Great Aunt worked at Bletchly during the warand she was convinced he did not "commit suicide".
I suppose, the risk of having a genious like him outside the intelligence community was too risky, and the Americans would not let him in.
So what options are left?
(I suppose, the risk of having a genious like him outside the intelligence community was too risky, and the Americans would not let him in.
So what options are left?
coder.keitaro I like pies!,
Fri 26 Aug 2005, 8:28,
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