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December 14, 2012 12:47 pm PST
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Hawking, other scientists petition UK to pardon Alan Turing
Alan Turing, heroic WWII code-breaker, was convicted of 'indecency' as a result of his homosexuality at a time when this was illegal in the United Kingdom. The government has apologized but never formally pardoned him. 10 leading UK scientists sent the government a letter seeking to change this. "In a letter to the Telegraph, Prof [...]Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/2r7ru6DZ0-Y/hawking-other-scientists-peti.html
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