Alan Turing 's code-breaking is credited with helping to end World War II . He killed himself in 1954 after being chemically castrated for homosexual activity . Comment: Britain says the pardon is `` a fitting tribute to an exceptional man ''
Alan Turing 's code-breaking is credited with helping to end World War II . He killed himself in 1954 after being chemically castrated for homosexual activity . Nearly 60 years later , he receives a posthumous royal pardon . Britain says the pardon is `` a fitting tribute to an exceptional man ''