"Decoder" - a film about Alan Turing

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About how the Apple logo appeared in the form of an apple for a long time many legends. The most tragic of them is that the bite symbolizes knowledge, and the logo itself is dedicated to the outstanding mathematician Alan Turing, who committed suicide by biting a piece of an apple poisoned with cyanide * .
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Like it or not, it is not known. But it is also certain that the name Turing already contains many significant moments in the history of computer science, and simply in world history. He proposed a test to assess the artificial intelligence of the computer, deciphering the code of the fascist Enigma, which brought the end of the Second World War. However, more than his life, his death is known. Alan Turing was recognized as one of the most famous victims of homophobia. Despite his achievements in the field of science, the British government subjected the famous scientist to chemical castration. For being a homosexual. Unable to bear it, Turing committed suicide by biting a poisoned apple.

Then the government showed that it is more important for them, with whom the person is sleeping, than what he has done and - most importantly - what else can he do for the country. Now in our country, including St. Petersburg, lawmakers are doing almost the same thing as the British government - then.

We very much hope that in Russia not a single talented developer or scientist (and indeed any person) will be convicted or driven to suicide due to the fact that he is gay. And we invite everyone on Sunday, October 28, to the film "Decoder", dedicated to Alan Turing.

It will be held in the “Action Zone” co-working (Ligovsky Prospect, 74, 3rd floor, Loft Project ETAGI building) on ​​October 28 as part of the Side-by-Side LGBT Film Festival. The festival does not pursue the goal of making a profit, it is human rights.

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