Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

Cause of Alan Turing's death was?

  1. Malaria

  2. Cyanide Poisioning

  3. Plague

  4. Accident (He fell from the university roof.)

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B Correct answer
Explanation

Alan Turing died from cyanide poisoning in 1954. This was ruled as suicide, likely related to his persecution for homosexuality and forced chemical castration by the British government. He died at age 41 after eating an apple laced with cyanide.