[HBQRP] The Imitation Game - The Rest of the Story

[Sean Edwards]

As we know from “The Imitation Game,” Alan Turing was not only a
cryptographer who helped decipher the Enigma code, he did it by also
becoming the father of Computer Science.  Now, for what you probably did
not know about Mr. Turing.

He was fascinated with the “Snow White” story, especially the bit about the
poison apple.  One day, Turing’s house keeper found him dead, with a
half-eaten apple next to him.  Although not investigated by the coroner,
the speculation strongly suggests he poisoned the apple with cyanide, and
ate it to commit suicide.

We are reminded, almost daily, of Alan Turing’s contribution to modern
computer science.  Take a look at the logo on any Apple device.

- Sean Edwards
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