Was Alan Turing Murdered?
In 1952, He Was Convicted of "Gross Indecency" with Another Man and Was Forced to Undergo So-Called "Organo-Therapy"—Chemical Castration. Two Year's Later, He...
In 1952, he was convicted of "gross indecency" with another man and was forced to undergo so-called "organo-therapy"—chemical castration. Two years later, he killed himself with cyanide, aged just 41.
How did Alan Turing die?
In the midst of this groundbreaking work, Turing was discovered dead in his bed, poisoned by cyanide. The official verdict was suicide, but no motive was established at the 1954 inquest.
What was Alan Turing's IQ?
Turing reportedly had an IQ of 185 but he was a typical 17-year-old. Turing's report card from Sherborne School in Dorset, England notes his weakness in English and French studies. While his mathematics 'shows distinct promise' it was undermined by untidy work, and his essays were deemed grandiose beyond his abilities.
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