During World War II, the Allies suffered from Germany's password system "Enigma" indecipherable, the government convened a group of mathematicians, logicians crack the secret work, Alan TuringIs one of them. At the beginning of the cracking plan, Turing was rejected by the team members and leaders headed by Hugh Alexander. Fortunately, MI6 Director Stuart Menzieshelped him A project was set up to study the machine that deciphers the code, and Turing became the person in charge, and recruited a new member, Joan Clarkstart the hard work. Joan quickly became fascinated by Turing. Thanks to her help, the unprecedented unity of all team members, and successfully cracked the German code two years later. Turing was engaged to Joan for a time, but he concealed a secret, because of this secret he eventually suffered inhuman treatment.
The Imitation Game movie plot
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Extended Reading
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Joan Clarke: [to a convalescing Alan] Why don't we do a crossword puzzle? It'll only take us five minutes. Or in your case, six.
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Title Card: After a year of government-mandated hormonal therapy, Alan Turing committed suicide on June 7th 1954.
Title Card: He was 41 years old.
Title Card: Between 1885 and 1967, approximately 49,000 homosexual men were convicted of gross indecency under British law.
Title Card: In 2013, Queen Elizabeth II granted Turing a posthumous royal pardon, honouring his unprecedented achievements.
Title Card: Historians estimate that breaking Enigma shortened the war by more than two years, saving over 14 million lives.
Title Card: It remained a government-held secret for more than 50 years.
Title Card: Turing's work inspired generations of research into what scientists called "Turing Machines".
Title Card: Today, we call them computers.