Royal pardon for codebreaker Alan Turing

Re:Royal pardon for codebreaker Alan Turing by nostromo on Monday December 23, 2013 @08:18PM (#6957700)

Pardon everyone convicted under similar statues and knight Turing posthumously for his efforts during the war and his contributions to computer science.

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Re:Royal pardon for codebreaker Alan Turing by shazzy on Monday December 23, 2013 @08:56PM (#6957815)

I do not think it is possible to knight posthumously.

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Re:Royal pardon for codebreaker Alan Turing by mlopes on Monday December 23, 2013 @09:43PM (#6957952)

You are right, not only that but also the title of Knight ceases when one dies.

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Re:Royal pardon for codebreaker Alan Turing by dspillett on Tuesday December 24, 2013 @06:29AM (#6959042)

There are honours that do not expire, I'm sure something relevant can be found.

Though I think the fact we understand and appreciate the full magnitude of what he achieved in the time he had (even some of the general public with little technical interest are at least aware of his contribution to the war effort if not his contribution to information/computation/intelligence theory) is probably the best honour we can give him.

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Re:Royal pardon for codebreaker Alan Turing by wanda on Monday December 23, 2013 @09:06PM (#6957845)

Give him an Oscar then.

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Re:Royal pardon for codebreaker Alan Turing by _ak on Tuesday December 24, 2013 @08:59AM (#6959353)

A posthumous... wait for it... Turing Award.

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Re:Royal pardon for codebreaker Alan Turing by Daviey on Tuesday December 24, 2013 @09:16PM (#6961938)

I am saddened none of the media used the headline, "Turing Complete!"

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Re:Royal pardon for codebreaker Alan Turing by coherentpony on Tuesday December 24, 2013 @05:39AM (#6958967)

An Oscar hardly seems like a fitting British commendation for someone that isn't an actor or director.

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