Alan Turing: Father of Modern Computer Science

He was a big fan of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Many still believe that the apple was laced with cyanide and that his suicide method was inspired by the Disney movie.

Since he knew a lot about cryptoanalysis, some theories suggest an assassination by the 'secret service'. Recently, Prof. Jack Copeland (Turing's expert) attributed his death to accidentally inhaling cyanide fumes during an experiment.

At the time of his death, most of Turing's secret wartime achievements remained secret which meant few people knew of his phenomenal impact on the war.