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ALAN TURING
<\/strong>Alan Turing<\/a> is the genius British mathematician who helped save millions of lives by breaking the German naval Enigma<\/a> code during World War II.\u00a0 He also was the visionary scientist who gave birth to the computer age, pioneered artificial intelligence, and was the first to investigate the mathematical underpinnings of the living world.\u00a0 Turing is one of the great original thinkers of the 20th<\/span><\/sup> century who foresaw the digital world in which we now live. \u00a0In the eyes of many scientists today, Turing sits alongside Isaac Newton<\/a>, Albert Einstein<\/a>, and Charles Darwin<\/a> at the table of scientific greats.<\/p>\n

\"CODEBREAKER\"<\/a>Instead of recognition for his genius, Alan Turing was driven to a terrible despair and early death \u2013 by the nation he had done so much to save. \u00a0Turing ended up being treated as a common criminal, simply for being homosexual at a time when it was illegal.\u00a0 In 1952, he was convicted of \u201cgross indecency\u201d with another man and was forced to undergo so-called \u2018organo-therapy\u2019 or chemical castration. \u00a0Two years later, he killed himself with cyanide at age 41.<\/p>\n

THE FILM
<\/strong>CODEBREAKER\u00a0is a feature length drama-documentary that details the highs and lows of Turing\u2019s life, tracking his extraordinary accomplishments, his government persecution through to his tragic death in 1954.<\/p>\n

In the last 18 months of his short life, Turing visited a psychiatrist, Dr. Franz Greenbaum, who tried to help him.\u00a0 Each therapy session in the film is based on real events.\u00a0 The conversations between Turing and Greenbaum explore the pivotal moments in his remarkable life and examine the pressures that may have contributed to his suicide. \u00a0The film also includes the testimony of people who actually knew and remember Turing. \u00a0Plus, CODEBREAKER features interviews with contemporary experts from the world of technology and high science including Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak. \u00a0These contributors bring Turing\u2019s remarkable impact up to the present day, explaining why, in many ways; modern technology has only just begun to explore the potential of Turing\u2019s ideas.<\/p>\n