Artist: Khandi Jarvis

During WWII, Alan Turing worked as a codebreaker for the UK government, attempting to decode the Enigma cipher machine devices used by the German military. Some estimates say that without Turing’s work, the War would have lasted years more and cost millions more lives. In 1952, he was convicted for having a sexual relationship with a man, which was illegal at the time. Turing was made to choose between going to jail or undergoing hormonal treatment intended to reduce his libido. This is a summary of his story.