[ggm]

People's conception of Turing is massively skewed by the ending. His persona is now defined by his sexuality and treatment more than his contributions to maths and computer science. Andrew Hodges book is great. I had the fortune to go to his author tour the year it came out, he was doing the compsci departments of the UK and it was a really nice seminar.

Benedic Cumbersome was a good actor, but it's important to remember Michelangelo actually didn't look like Kirk Douglas.

[geodel]

I like that you called Benedict 'Cumbersome'. He is indeed cumbersome in so many roles.

[ggm]

I read a review in the Guardian [1] which used a series of malapropisms for his name, and riffed on the concept.

[1] https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/article/2024/may/29...

[gpderetta]

Also his contribution to the war might be one of the biggest reason he is well known.