Alan Turing Memorial
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title:
Alan Turing Memorial
text:
The Alan Turing Memorial, situated in Sackville Gardens in Manchester, England, is a sculpture in memory of Alan Turing, a pioneer of modern computing. Turing is believed to have taken his own life in 1954, two years after being convicted of gross indecency. As such, he is as much a gay icon as an icon of computing, and the memorial is situated near to Canal Street, Manchester's gay village. Turing is depicted sitting on a bench situated in a central position in the park, holding an apple. On Tu
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wiki
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description:
Memorial in Manchester, England
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Turing_Memorial
date created:
2004-11-27T23:25:18Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T15:07:00Z
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