4. He was born in London
and was educated
at a top private school.
In 1931 he entered
the University of Cambridge
to study mathematics.
He worked on
the “probability theory”
and took
the Mathematics degree
with distinction
12. In March 1946 Turing produced a detailed design for what was called the
Automatic Computing Engine (ACE)
This was a digital computer in the modern sense,
storing programs in its memory
13. In 1952
he was prosecuted
for homosexual acts,
when such behavior was still
a criminal act in the UK.
He was forced to accept
treatment
with
estrogen injections (chemical
castration)
as an alternative to prison
14. Alan Turing died in 1954, 16 days before
his 42nd birthday, from cyanide poisoning
15. On September 10, 2009
the British Prime Minister
Gordon Brown
made an official
public statement
on behalf of
the British government,
posthumously apologized
to Turing for prosecuting
him
as a homosexual