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But aren't his possessions valued because of his accomplishments in computer science rather than because he was gay and prosecuted for it?
by yostrovs 7y ago
But aren't his possessions valued because of his accomplishments in computer science rather than because he was gay and prosecuted for it?
- greglindahl 7y agoLike many people, there are multiple reasons to value his life highly.
- aspaceman 7y agoArguably, it's both now. He is both a legend to computer scientists and to folks in the LGBT community. It also touches a nerve since in the past Turing's gayness is always whitewashed by the news. Why still do it? Especially when it was so important to who he was and specifically why we died.
- yostrovs 7y agoBeing gay is very important to most gay people. They don't become famous for that. He's famous for his science. The gay aspect of his life is an interesting interlude for us (not for him mind you).