Alan Turing's 100th Birthday
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Today is Alan Turing's 100th birthday. He's the man who helped crack the German ciphers in WWII and pretty much invented the basics of computer science.
Later, he was persecuted for being homosexual.
If the Computer Age were to have a secular patron saint, I would nominate him. Not that he was particularly saintly, he really wasn't but being martyred counts for something.
I don't suggest you read up on him unless you feel like being either angry or depressed.
Hugs to all,
Erin