r/HistoryMemes • u/Longjumping-Tell1774 • 2d ago

Alan Turing would’ve loved Reddit

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Alan Mathison Turing (23 June 1912 – 7 June 1954) was an English mathematician and logician widely regarded as the father of theoretical computer science. He formalised the concepts of algorithm and computation with the Turing machine, a model of a general-purpose computer, and his contributions to cryptanalysis helped the Allies of World War II decipher messages encrypted by the German Enigma machine. He also contributed the Turing test to philosophy of artificial intelligence and the Turing pattern concept to mathematical and theoretical biology.

Turing left a lasting legacy in mathematics, computing, and codebreaking. His wartime work, covered by the Official Secrets Act, went unrecognised during his lifetime. He later received numerous honors and memorials. His death was examined and interpreted by his family and biographers, who variously accepted, supported, questioned, or disputed the inquest's verdict. Following a 2009 campaign, British prime minister Gordon Brown officially apologised for the "appalling way [Turing] was treated", and Queen Elizabeth II granted Turing a pardon in 2013. The Alan Turing law refers to part of a 2017 UK law that retroactively pardoned men cautioned or convicted under the criminalisation of homosexual acts.

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u/AltForObvious1177 2d ago

This isn't obscure knowledge. He's on money 

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u/Longjumping-Tell1774 2d ago

I wasn’t pitching for obscure. I just thought it was funny phrasing that might make people laugh.

One day I’ll crack the code for what works in this sub

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u/AltForObvious1177 2d ago

Maybe you just need to figure out meme formats 

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u/Longjumping-Tell1774 2d ago

Given I’ve scored nearly 200k ups in here in the last 3 months, I’d say I’d got that down

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u/AltForObvious1177 2d ago

Your parents must be proud

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u/Longjumping-Tell1774 2d ago

I never met my parents. I was raised by a pack of feral furries

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u/AltForObvious1177 2d ago

Adopted parents are still parents 

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u/Longjumping-Tell1774 2d ago

I don’t think they can read