Turing was prosecuted in 1952 for homosexual acts. He accepted hormone treatment, a procedure commonly referred to as chemical castration, as an alternative to prison. Turing died on 7 June 1954, aged 41, from cyanide poisoning.

Often considered the father of modern computer science, Alan Turing was famous for his work developing the first modern computers, decoding the encryption of German Enigma machines during the second world war, and detailing a procedure known as the Turing Test, forming the basis for artificial intelligence.

Alan Turing did not father any children. He was engaged to his colleague, Joan Elisabeth Clarke, but the marriage did not materialize after Turing's admittance of homosexuality. Later, he was involved in a romantic relationship with Arnold Murray and was convicted in the trial of Regina v.