Codebreaker [DVD] / Patrick Sammon and Paul Sen present ; produced and directed by Clare Beavan ; documentary director, Nic Stacey ; producer, Jennifer Beamish.
Title from container. Ed Stoppard, Henry Goodman ; Samuel West, narrator of documetary.
Summary:
The remarkable and tragic story of one of the 20th century's most important people. Alan Turing set in motion the computer age and his World War II codebreaking helped turn the tide of the Second World War. Instead of receiving accolades, he faced terrible persecution. In 1952, the British Government forced him to undergo chemical castration as punishment for his homosexuality. In despair, Turing committed suicide. He was only 41 years old.
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