I saw this a couple of weeks ago on slashdot. Alan Turing, after who the Turing Award (list of past winners)is named, father of computer science, creator of the Turing Machine, the Halting Problem, and the Turing Test has received a posthumous apology from Britain's Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, for his treatment in the years following World War 2. Alan Turing, due to being a homosexual in 1950s Britain, was charged and convicted with 'gross indecency' and sentenced to chemical castration. This in effect, ended his career, and eventually lead to his suicide. In addition to being considered the "father of computer science", his efforts were crucial in the allied victory over Germany in WWII. The world would certainly be a much different place today had he never existed.
Better late than never. Read on for the full apology.