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Alan Turing was a fucking hero, and the British legal system drove him to suicide (lemmy.world)
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[–] Atomic@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 months ago

He sure was brilliant. And what was done to him is from today's standpoint barbaric, but the notion that he alone was responsible for breaking the codes is a terrible falsehood that needs to die.

I think we can celebrate his brilliancy without discrediting everyone else that worked on the project. There's just no need to add lies such as "single handedly".