So, we e got the Poles to thank for part of it 

Dame_Ann_Average posted:

when you look at the Enigma machine it looks an older version of Arkwrights till 

yes

Rocking Ros Rose posted:

Sprout posted:

Ahhh Bletchley, we have a lot to thank them for 

yes - amazing place and highly intelligent  people to achieve what they did

 We owe them a lot 

Alan Turing has finally got a blue plaque on his house in Hampton and there's a private school named after him in Teddington.....too little too late, the way they treated him

Dame_Ann_Average posted:

when you look at the Enigma machine it looks an older version of Arkwrights till 

saw the film of this - excellent

Baz posted:

So, we e got the Poles to thank for part of it 

Kaytee posted:

Alan Turing has finally got a blue plaque on his house in Hampton and there's a private school named after him in Teddington.....too little too late, the way they treated him

Yep, it was shocking

Turing ....poor guy got it in the neck ,after the war,   for being gay , if I remember correctly 

Kaytee posted:

Alan Turing has finally got a blue plaque on his house in Hampton and there's a private school named after him in Teddington.....too little too late, the way they treated him

Yes, he was very badly treated 

Kaytee posted:

Alan Turing has finally got a blue plaque on his house in Hampton and there's a private school named after him in Teddington.....too little too late, the way they treated him

yes agree kayteee - not sure if there is something at Manchester Uni as well

Baz posted:

So, we e got the Poles to thank for part of it 

We owe the Poles a lot for their wartime exploits👍

Kaytee posted:

Alan Turing has finally got a blue plaque on his house in Hampton and there's a private school named after him in Teddington.....too little too late, the way they treated him

Baz posted:

Turing ....poor guy got it in the neck ,after the war,   for being gay , if I remember correctly 

yes  dreadful - they castrated him i think

they really rewarded Alan Turing for saving millions of lives 

Baz posted:

Turing ....poor guy got it in the neck ,after the war,   for being gay , if I remember correctly 

Yes, they drove him to suicide, ungrateful lot

Kaytee posted:

Baz posted:

So, we e got the Poles to thank for part of it 

We owe the Poles a lot for their wartime exploits👍

yes

Dame_Ann_Average posted:

they really rewarded Alan Turing for saving millions of lives 

Yes 

Kaytee posted:

Baz posted:

So, we e got the Poles to thank for part of it 

We owe the Poles a lot for their wartime exploits👍

Kaytee posted:

Baz posted:

Turing ....poor guy got it in the neck ,after the war,   for being gay , if I remember correctly 

Yes, they drove him to suicide, ungrateful lot

yes awful - very sad and so unnecessary

Rocking Ros Rose posted:

Baz posted:

Turing ....poor guy got it in the neck ,after the war,   for being gay , if I remember correctly 

yes  dreadful - they castrated him i think

Not physically Ros, think it was a chemical cosh

My uncle was at Dunkirk 

Kaytee posted:

Yes, they drove him to suicide, ungrateful lot

stripped him of all his security and wasn't allowed back to work....poor bloke, must have tipped him after his conviction 

Kaytee posted:

Rocking Ros Rose posted:

Baz posted:

Turing ....poor guy got it in the neck ,after the war,   for being gay , if I remember correctly 

yes  dreadful - they castrated him i think

Not physically Ros, think it was a chemical cosh - thought it was that as I typed

thats it kayteee thought it was as I typed

Brave de Gaulle did a runner over here when France threw the towel in....as per

Rocking Ros Rose posted:

Kaytee posted:

Rocking Ros Rose posted:

Baz posted:

Turing ....poor guy got it in the neck ,after the war,   for being gay , if I remember correctly 

yes  dreadful - they castrated him i think

Not physically Ros, think it was a chemical cosh - thought it was that as I typed

thats it kayteee thought it was as I typed

Don't think it worked very well, mucked up his health and not much else

Way to go with that telegram 

 Love the telegram to Hitler

Kaytee posted:

Brave de Gaulle did a runner over here when France threw the towel in....as per

Yogi19 posted:

 Love the telegram to Hitler

Yes 

Baz posted:

Way to go with that telegram 

Yes😂

Dame_Ann_Average posted:

Kaytee posted:

Yes, they drove him to suicide, ungrateful lot

 

stripped him of all his security and wasn't allowed back to work....poor bloke, must have tipped him after his conviction 

Kaytee posted:

Rocking Ros Rose posted:

Kaytee posted:

Rocking Ros Rose posted:

Baz posted:

Turing ....poor guy got it in the neck ,after the war,   for being gay , if I remember correctly 

yes  dreadful - they castrated him i think

Not physically Ros, think it was a chemical cosh - thought it was that as I typed

thats it kayteee thought it was as I typed

Don't think it worked very well, mucked up his health and not much else

aww true

Anything to win.....

Baz posted:

Yogi19 posted:

 Love the telegram to Hitler

Yes 

These resistance people were amazingly brave 

I can't help but think of Rennee' when I see this 

Baz posted:

These resistance people were amazingly brave 

 Very much so

Baz posted:

These resistance people were amazingly brave 

Sprout posted:

I can't help but think of Rennee' when I see this 

Yes ....