Queen pardons Alan Turing

[pscot]

Nearly 60 years after his death, Alan Turing, the British mathematician regarded as one of the central figures in the development of the computer, received a formal pardon from Queen Elizabeth II on Monday for his conviction in 1952 on charges of homosexuality, at the time a criminal offense in Britain.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/24/world/europe/alan-turing-enigma-code-breaker-and-computer-pioneer-wins-royal-pardon.html?hp

[Xipe Totec]

1. An apology would have been more appropriate.

[MADem]

2. Pure symbolism, of course.

But it's a step in the right direction. If the rather ancient Queen can make this point, there's hope.

People are stupid. It takes them a long time to learn stuff...and then, once they learn it, they manage to forget it in a generation or three, and then have to learn it all over again.

Hopefully we've evolved to the point where we don't have to learn these lessons anymore.

[human_1]

3. The Father of the Chaos Theory

A great man, he will always be remembered.