Alan Turing: Genius, War Hero & Tragic Loss 🧠

The unbelievable true story of Alan Turing: the genius who defeated the Nazis but was destroyed by his own country.

This video explores the life and tragic death of Alan Mathison Turing. A visionary mathematician and cryptanalyst, his work at Bletchley Park cracking the German Enigma code is credited with shortening World War II by 2-4 years, saving an estimated 14-21 million lives.

Yet, in 1952, this war hero was prosecuted for "gross indecency" after admitting to a homosexual relationship. Forced to choose between prison and chemical castration, he underwent a year of debilitating estrogen injections. Stripped of his security clearance and publicly disgraced, Turing died in 1954 from cyanide poisoning, a death officially ruled a suicide.

We break down his incredible contributions to computer science, the details of his persecution, and the long-overdue pardon he received from Queen Elizabeth II in 2013. This is the story of how a nation failed its greatest scientific mind.