What drugs was Alan Turing?

When Turing was convicted for gross indecency, the British government forced him to choose between chemical castration

chemical castration

Chemical castration is castration via anaphrodisiac drugs, whether to reduce libido and sexual activity, to treat cancer, or otherwise. Unlike surgical castration, where the gonads are removed through an incision in the body, chemical castration does not remove organs, nor is it a form of sterilization.

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and imprisonment; he chose castration, which meant taking estrogen pills.

What hormones did Alan Turing take?

Turing was allowed to choose his punishment: He could either spend two years in prison or submit to two years of estrogen hormone therapy, a form of chemical castration. Unwilling to give up his work, Turing chose the latter option.

What does Alan Turing suffer from?

Most famously, during World War II, he played a crucial role in cracking the Nazi's Enigma code. He was also, it's argued, a person with Asperger syndrome.

Did Alan Turing have a form of autism?

In 2003, scientists Henry O'Connell and Michael Fitzgerald published a paper investigating evidence for the theory that Turing had Asperger syndrome. That's a form of autism that is not typically associated with learning disabilities.

Is Alan Turing OCD?

It is unknown whether or not Alan Turing had Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. He did have some obsessive tendencies, such as eating an apple every night...

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What was Turings IQ?

Turing reportedly had an IQ of 185 but in many ways he was a typical teenager.

Is Alan Turing dyslexic?

Alan Turing – the man whose work paved the way for the modern computer, the Second World War codebreaker and the all-round genius – was dyslexic too.

Did Turing break enigma?

As early as 1943 Turing's machines were cracking a staggering total of 84,000 Enigma messages each month - two messages every minute. Turing personally broke the form of Enigma that was used by the U-boats preying on the North Atlantic merchant convoys. It was a crucial contribution.

What personality type was Alan Turing?

INTP (5w6)

Alan Turing personality type is INTP, as is the case for most of my INTP friends.

Was Alan Turing a genius?

Turing was a brilliant mathematician, before he'd even earned a Master's Degree he wrote probably the second-most-important academic paper of the 20th century – second only to Albert Einstein's paper on General Relativity.