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The mathematician
Alan Turing, generally recognised as the founder of computer science and the
leading scientific figure of Second World War codebreaking, was prosecuted in
1952 under the law which in those days made all homosexual activity illegal.
His trial and punishment, and his death in 1954, have in recent years acquired
the status of a historic human rights story. As Alan Turing's biographer,
Andrew Hodges will focus on bringing out the real human being behind this
story, with his very special friends, relationships, words and deeds.
Andrew Hodges was
active in the early Gay Liberation movement of the early 1970s, and has been
involved in the Alan Turing story since 1972. His large-scale biography, Alan
Turing: The Enigma was published in 1983, and has inspired works of drama,
music and film. Personal website: www.synth.co.uk
