Alan Turing - Revision history

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Wessexman: letters to a friend

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letters to a friend

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	In 2011 an e-petition was raised asking for Turing to be officially pardoned. He received a posthumous royal pardon on 24 December 2013.		In 2011 an e-petition was raised asking for Turing to be officially pardoned. He received a posthumous royal pardon on 24 December 2013.

			In 2015 details of some previously unpublished letters to a friend in the 1950s were discussed <ref> Letters reveal Alan Turing’s battle with his sexuality; Previously unpublished correspondence shows how wartime codebreaker longed for permanent relationshiphttps://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/aug/23/alan-turing-letters-reveal-battle-sexuality (accessed 23 June 2025) </ref>.

	In July 2019 it was announced that Turing would feature on the next design of the £50 sterling note.		In July 2019 it was announced that Turing would feature on the next design of the £50 sterling note.

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	<cite>The Alan Turing Home Page</cite>, maintained by [[Andrew Hodges]]; http://www.turing.org.uk/turing/		<cite>The Alan Turing Home Page</cite>, maintained by [[Andrew Hodges]]; http://www.turing.org.uk/turing/

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Wessexman: papers sold for nearly half million pounds

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papers sold for nearly half million pounds

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	In July 2019 it was announced that Turing would feature on the next design of the £50 sterling note.		In July 2019 it was announced that Turing would feature on the next design of the £50 sterling note.

			In 2025 some of Turing's papers were sold at auction for £465,00 <ref> https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwyvq7n5979o Alan Turing papers saved from shredder to be sold 22 May 2025 and https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8730dr5n9po 'We nearly shredded papers auctioned for £465,000' 19 June 2025 </ref>.


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Wessexman: home in Cheshire

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home in Cheshire

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	Turing was a noted amateur athlete, running with the Walton Athletic Club while working at the NPL, and but for illness might have competed in the 1948 Olympic Games.		Turing was a noted amateur athlete, running with the Walton Athletic Club while working at the NPL, and but for illness might have competed in the 1948 Olympic Games.

	Around December 1951 he met 18 year old Arnold Murray in the Oxford Road area of Manchester. Murray spent the night with him at his house. Later Murray helped an accomplice break into the house. Turing reported the crime to the police, who were however more interested in his relationship with Murray. Both were charged with [[gross indecency]] under Section 11 of the [[Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885]]. Turing was given a choice between imprisonment and probation accompanied by hormonal treatment equivalent to "[[chemical castration]]". His security clearance was revoked, which meant he was no longer allowed to work on secret Government cryptographic work, even though he had worked during the war on matters of the highest importance and utmost secrecy.		Around December 1951 he met 18 year old Arnold Murray in the Oxford Road area of Manchester. Murray spent the night with him at his house in Wilmslow [[Cheshire]].. Later Murray helped an accomplice break into the house. Turing reported the crime to the police, who were however more interested in his relationship with Murray. Both were charged with [[gross indecency]] under Section 11 of the [[Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885]]. Turing was given a choice between imprisonment and probation accompanied by hormonal treatment equivalent to "[[chemical castration]]". His security clearance was revoked, which meant he was no longer allowed to work on secret Government cryptographic work, even though he had worked during the war on matters of the highest importance and utmost secrecy.

	In June 1954 he may have committed suicide apparently by eating an apple containing cyanide. Although the inquest verdict was suicide this was not accepted by many and doubt still exists about the verdict.		In June 1954 he may have committed suicide apparently by eating an apple containing cyanide. Although the inquest verdict was suicide this was not accepted by many and doubt still exists about the verdict.

Wessexman: £50

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£50

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	In 2011 an e-petition was raised asking for Turing to be officially pardoned. He received a posthumous royal pardon on 24 December 2013.		In 2011 an e-petition was raised asking for Turing to be officially pardoned. He received a posthumous royal pardon on 24 December 2013.

			In July 2019 it was announced that Turing would feature on the next design of the £50 sterling note.

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Wessexman: meeting Arnold Murray correction

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meeting Arnold Murray correction

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	Turing was a noted amateur athlete, running with the Walton Athletic Club while working at the NPL, and but for illness might have competed in the 1948 Olympic Games.		Turing was a noted amateur athlete, running with the Walton Athletic Club while working at the NPL, and but for illness might have competed in the 1948 Olympic Games.

	~~In 1952~~ he met Arnold Murray~~, who~~ spent the night with him at his house. Later Murray helped an accomplice break into the house. Turing reported the crime to the police, who were however more interested in his relationship with Murray. Both were charged with [[gross indecency]] under Section 11 of the [[Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885]]. Turing was given a choice between imprisonment and probation accompanied by hormonal treatment equivalent to "[[chemical castration]]". His security clearance was revoked, which meant he was no longer allowed to work on secret Government cryptographic work, even though he had worked during the war on matters of the highest importance and utmost secrecy.		Around December 1951 he met 18 year old Arnold Murray in the Oxford Road area of Manchester. Murray spent the night with him at his house. Later Murray helped an accomplice break into the house. Turing reported the crime to the police, who were however more interested in his relationship with Murray. Both were charged with [[gross indecency]] under Section 11 of the [[Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885]]. Turing was given a choice between imprisonment and probation accompanied by hormonal treatment equivalent to "[[chemical castration]]". His security clearance was revoked, which meant he was no longer allowed to work on secret Government cryptographic work, even though he had worked during the war on matters of the highest importance and utmost secrecy.

	In June 1954 he may have committed suicide apparently by eating an apple containing cyanide. Although the inquest verdict was suicide this was not accepted by many and doubt still exists about the verdict.		In June 1954 he may have committed suicide apparently by eating an apple containing cyanide. Although the inquest verdict was suicide this was not accepted by many and doubt still exists about the verdict.
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	In 2009 the British Government issued an apology for the way Turing had been treated.		In 2009 the British Government issued an apology for the way Turing had been treated.

	In 2011 an e-petition was raised asking for Turing to be officially pardoned. He received a ~~poshumous~~ royal pardon on 24 December 2013.		In 2011 an e-petition was raised asking for Turing to be officially pardoned. He received a posthumous royal pardon on 24 December 2013.

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Wessexman: Turing as a gay icon- not mentioned until 1974.

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Turing as a gay icon- not mentioned until 1974.

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	In 1952 he met Arnold Murray, who spent the night with him at his house. Later Murray helped an accomplice break into the house. Turing reported the crime to the police, who were however more interested in his relationship with Murray. Both were charged with [[gross indecency]] under Section 11 of the [[Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885]]. Turing was given a choice between imprisonment and probation accompanied by hormonal treatment equivalent to "[[chemical castration]]". His security clearance was revoked, which meant he was no longer allowed to work on secret Government cryptographic work, even though he had worked during the war on matters of the highest importance and utmost secrecy.		In 1952 he met Arnold Murray, who spent the night with him at his house. Later Murray helped an accomplice break into the house. Turing reported the crime to the police, who were however more interested in his relationship with Murray. Both were charged with [[gross indecency]] under Section 11 of the [[Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885]]. Turing was given a choice between imprisonment and probation accompanied by hormonal treatment equivalent to "[[chemical castration]]". His security clearance was revoked, which meant he was no longer allowed to work on secret Government cryptographic work, even though he had worked during the war on matters of the highest importance and utmost secrecy.

	In June 1954 he committed suicide apparently by eating an apple containing cyanide ~~(although some have claimed it~~ was ~~an accident)~~.		In June 1954 he may have committed suicide apparently by eating an apple containing cyanide. Although the inquest verdict was suicide this was not accepted by many and doubt still exists about the verdict.

			Turing was unknown as a gay icon until he was first mentioned in a leaflet published in 1974 by [[Gay Left]] <ref> Professor Chris Waters talking at The Studio Voltaire, Clapham, London 23 Mar 2019 on 'In Alan Turing's name: Pardoning the dead, Forgetting the living' </ref>.

	In 1999, <cite>Time Magazine</cite> included Turing in its 100 Most Important People of the 20th Century.		In 1999, <cite>Time Magazine</cite> included Turing in its 100 Most Important People of the 20th Century.

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	During the second world war he had a leading role in the effort at Bletchley Park to break the German ciphers, including development work which led to the construction of what was effectively the world's first computer. The work of Bletchley Park remained secret for many years after the war, but is now recognised as having had a crucial role in the British war effort.		During the second world war he had a leading role in the effort at Bletchley Park to break the German ciphers, including development work which led to the construction of what was effectively the world's first computer. The work of Bletchley Park remained secret for many years after the war, but is now recognised as having had a crucial role in the British war effort.

	After the war, he worked on computer design at the National Physical Laboratory in Surrey, and subsequently, in [[Manchester]], on artificial intelligence.		After the war, he worked on computer design at the National Physical Laboratory in Surrey, and subsequently, at the [[Victoria University of Manchester]], on artificial intelligence.

	Turing was a noted amateur athlete, running with the Walton Athletic Club while working at the NPL, and but for illness might have competed in the 1948 Olympic Games.		Turing was a noted amateur athlete, running with the Walton Athletic Club while working at the NPL, and but for illness might have competed in the 1948 Olympic Games.