Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!lll-winken!ames!apple!rutgers!njin!limonce From: limonce@pilot.njin.net (Tom Limoncelli) Newsgroups: comp.misc Subject: Re: Alan Turing's birthday Keywords: computer science Message-ID: Date: 30 Jun 89 04:38:19 GMT References: <3029@ihuxy.ATT.COM> <2759@ssc-vax.UUCP> <13882@haddock.ima.isc.com> <112939@sun.Eng.Sun.COM> Distribution: na Organization: Drew University/NJIN Lines: 14 The real sad thing is that he invented what was needed to break the German codes and therefore "won" WWII for the Allies. After the war, England wasn't willing to admit that a gay person did such a thing, and therefore was very small on PR about him. Their silence was then followed by England looking to go one step further; therefore the entrapment. Sure says something about the priorities people had in the '50s. -Tom -- Tom Limoncelli -- tlimonce@drunivac.Bitnet -- limonce@pilot.njin.net Drew University -- Box 1060, Madison, NJ -- 201-408-5389 Standard Disclaimer: I am not the mouth-piece of Drew University