2 pointsby rbanffy4 hours ago1 comment
  • chabes3 hours ago
    > Then, in a change of direction, he used the Ferranti Mark I to pioneer computer-assisted mathematical biology—studying morphogenesis, the emergence of pattern and structure in living tissue. Turing was in the midst of this groundbreaking exploration when, in 1954, he suddenly died.

    “Suddenly died” meaning he was punished for his homosexuality, chemically castrated, and committed suicide within months.

    British society killed Turing.