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Joining the Fight
After receiving his undergrad from King's College, Turing is invited to join the Government codes and Ciphers School. The day after the war is declared, he arrives in Bletchly Park to begin operations for cracking German code, known as Enigma. Image: https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/7/2018/01/GettyImages-90737447-3-897dd5d.jpg?quality=90&resize=620,413 -
Breaking Enigma
Turing creates the Bombe (pictured) and successfully cracks Enigma using it. The British government is now able to decode German war messages, making this an asset for defeating the Axis powers. Image: https://www.cryptomuseum.com/crypto/bombe/img/us_bombe_full.jpg -
The End of the War
Turing is recognized for his efforts towards breaking Enigma and is awarded the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE). Image: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/57/CBE_AEAColl.jpg -
Persecution
Turing is arrested for “Gross Indecency”, an out-dated legal term for homosexuality, and is given the choice of chemical sexual castration or prison time. Image: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/fe/62/62/fe626282742e1becaedae46575b0c182.jpg -
Suicide?
Alan Turing is found dead in his home. A postmortem determines the cause of death to be cyanide poisoning, and an apple containing the poison is found next to his body. His death is ruled as a suicide, as he had been struggling with the extreme side effects of chemical castration. However, his cause of death has been since disputed, leaving the world still wondering today what truly led to Alan Turing's death. -
Present Day
Today, Alan Turing is remembered and celebrated as one of the major contributing factors to the Allies winning of WW2.\ Image:
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