Science channel Documentary on Alan Turing

[RichAlgeni]

Great documentary on genius who lived a tragic existence.

Black eye for Great Britain.

[deeproot]

Great documentary on genius who lived a tragic existence.

Black eye for Great Britain.

Unfortunately I don't get the Science Channel, but if it's a new documentary maybe sometime it will be shown elsewhere.

Someone with a truly brilliant mind who was treated in the most appalling way! Who knows? - Britain could still be paying the price for its disgraceful intolerance at that time. His visionary work on mathematical biology, sadly cut short, might have made advances in ways we don't yet properly understand.

[the.weavster]

Being a genius and helping save millions of lives doesn't make up for the fact he liked to snorkel sausages

[citystate]

how is that something that needs to be "made up for"?

[RichAlgeni]

I may be mistaken, but I think he was being ironic.

[citystate]

could be

[the.weavster]

I may be mistaken, but I think he was being ironic.

I was, in fact now everyone in England is slightly on the wonk by way of apology.