A grassroots UK campaign to a secure a posthumous apology for computing pioneer Alan Turing over his persecution for homosexuality has begun.
Turing's conviction for gross indecency in 1952 brought an end to an outstanding career as a wartime cryptographer, mathematician and computing pioneer. Denied the opportunity to exercise his formidable intellect in classified work as a consultant to GCHQ, Turing spiralled into depression and eventually committed suicide in 1952, aged 41.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/08/18/turing_pardon_campaign/
http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2009/08/its_a_little_late_for_an_apolo.php