What role did Alan Turing play in World War II?

he committed suicide because he had been convicted of being a homosexual. he was forced to undergo hormone therapy so he killed himself.

DustyMephit94864, That is what happened. They let him work, then once they got what they wanted, they through him away. Alan was a genius and at the same level as Tesla and Einstein. What were the possibilities we lost at his death? What more could he have invented? What other benefits from his inventions are now lost forever? We'll never know...

Brilliant guy. After all he's done and all of his war effort, he suffered great injustice!

DustyMephit94864, the way he was treated was an absolute disgrace. His contribution probably shortened the way by five years, it certainly saved thousands of lives. To then be hounded and driven to suicide shows real gratitude. His so called pardon was too little too late and, in my opinion, just adding insult to injury. He isn't the one who did wrong (except in the eyes of the law). I voted for him to be on the new £50 now because honouring him is vastly overdue and, in my opinion, outweighed the lack of female representation on our currency.

also the American's had the Navajo code talkers

Thank you Alan for yr genius

Tragic end to a brilliant mind, who knows what he was capable of and because of ignorance we will never know...

suggest movie "the imitation game"

They (all the allied) worked to defeat the enemies . Does it really matter who gets the credit. I say ‘well done’ to all who fought . Thanks to all for your service.

EsenMau, We now honour him my having him on our bank notes.

There's a lovely statue on a park bench near Manchester University (where he worked)

DustyMephit94864, The hormone therapy robbed him of his outstanding intellect and made him feel unwell. That's how it was portrayed in the film "The imitation Game."

Cumberback played him in a movie

DustyMephit94864, He should have waited it out, He could be running for president now days...

DustyMephit94864, can't give up on life to win a challenge or roll in the movies for example just keep living .

DustyMephit94864, if I were to kill myself because of every

DustyMephit94864, prove that

Player lilith666, There were both men and women secretly working at Bletchley during WWI. The work each individual was doing was often secret from each other and many never told what they did. The TV programme is just women but it is fiction. Those who worked there did invaluable work

mustlovedogz, USN Captain Garrison captured U-505 and got an enigma machine long after Turing's group at Bletchly had decoded it. The Brits had already captured an enigma from a German weather ship a year or two before. But neither the Brits nor the Tanks trusted each other enough to share that info.

MoodyRider40322, Yeah, us yanks stick together. Lighten up