June 7, 1954 –
Despondent over court-ordered estrogen treatments to cure his homosexuality, Alan Turing committed suicide by consuming an apple laced with cyanide. (His inspiration – Snow White, his favorite movie.)
Turing is considered the founder of modern computing, a pioneer in the field of Artificial Intelligence, and a crucial member of the team that cracked Germany’s Enigma cipher in World War II.
So, apparently an apple a day does keep the doctor away – permanently.
And so it goes
The Haus of Dcaligari 