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Pardon for Turing

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Alan Turing, the mathematic­ian who helped to crack the Enigma code but who took his own life after a conviction for ‘‘homosexual activity’’, has been given a posthumous pardon. The official Government announceme­nt marks the successful end of a campaign to restore the honour of a brilliant scientist and war hero. Turing’s code-breaking work at Bletchley Park during World War II saved thousands of lives and helped to lay the foundation­s for modern computing.

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