Have you always wondered what the Apple logo means, why it is an apple that has been bitten down? I happened to see it today, and I realized that this bitten apple was so desolate.
Behind the Apple logo, there is a story of World War II. The beginning of the story is full of greatness: the Allies launched a top-secret operation - Ultra, a young graduate of Cambridge University in England, Turing led a team to build the world's first real computer, successfully deciphered the code that Germany thought it was unbreakable, completely mastered the secrets of the German submarine force, and made a decisive contribution to defeating the German Navy and winning the war ahead of schedule.
However, the end of the story is sad: the four key characters involved in the operation all have a tragic fate. The Polish Rejews was not trusted and was assigned, and was denied the opportunity to engage in cryptography research; Friedman has a nervous breakdown after cracking the Japanese code, and is plagued by a problem for the rest of his life; Schmidt was shot after selling a German cipher machine; And Turing's fate was the most tragic.
After the war, Turing returned to Cambridge University and lived a secret homosexual life. In Britain at the time, homosexuality was considered a felony. In 1952, he was arrested for having sex with a 19-year-old man**. He was faced with two choices: go to jail or receive medically experimental hormones** to eliminate the "homosexual complex." He chose the latter, but the process was unbearable, and his breasts continued to swell.
On June 8, 1954, Turing was 42 years old, at the height of his creativity. In the morning, the housekeeper found his bedroom, with the lamp still on, and an apple at the head of the bed, which had only taken a small bite, while Turing lay quietly on the bed, as usual. This time, however, he fell asleep forever and would never wake ......up again
After an autopsy, the medical examiner determined that Turing died of highly toxic cyanide. The apple, soaked in a cyanide solution. Rumor has it that he could not bear the pain and humiliation, he prepared a cyanide agent in his home laboratory, injected it into an apple, and then took a bite. In just a few minutes, the genius passed away. His funeral was attended by only four people, including his mother. This is the end of a generation of genius. About four years later, the UK lifted the decree criminalizing homosexuality.
History should always remember Turing, not only for his important role in the Ultra operation, but also for his outstanding contribution to computer technology that ushered in the information age. About 20 years later, Steve Jobs, a Turing fan, founded the company under the name Apple and adopted the bitten Apple as a logo. However, there are very few people who truly understand the meaning of this symbol!