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Alan Turing had a revolutionary mind. By the time he was 25, he had created the concept of the Turing Machine, the original general purpose computer. The invention of the Turing Machine is often marked as the birth of field of Computer Science.

During World War II, the British government called on this genius to lead an effort to break German naval code machines called “Enigma”. His team’s efforts lead to the successful breaking of the settings of Enigma and enabled the Allies to defeat the Axis powers in many crucial engagements.

He also happened to be a homosexual man, which was a crime in the UK at the time. He was convicted and, as a condition of not imprisoning him, he was subjected to chemical castration. 2 weeks before his 42nd birthday, he died, in this house, as a result of cyanide poisoning, which was ruled to be suicide.

In 2009, Prime Minister Gordon Brown issued an official public apology for “the appalling way [Turing] was treated. Queen Elizabeth II granteed him a posthumous pardon in 2013 and in 2017, Parliment passed a law, named the “Alan Turing Law” which retroactively pardoned men harmed by the laws that outlawed homosexual acts.

Those who found the site before the hint:

• Paul Voestermans
• hhgygy
• Martin de Bock
• Garfield
• Phil Ower
• Graham Hedley
• Lighthouse
• ZORRO THE FOX
• Eloy Cano

And after the hint:

• Robin
• LawnBoy
• Bas van Limpt
• Ashwini Agrawal
• Gillian B

A pair of women who were WAY ahead of their time lived here. It was a great place if you wanted to hang out on a Saturday with the likes of Picasso, Hemmingway, Matisse, Sinclair Lewis, F. Scott Fitzgerald and Thornton Wilder.

This monument to the victims of persecution because of sexual preference was built originally in 1987 to memorialize those who had been killed by the Nazis. Today it has be rededicated to a memorial to all homosexual men and women who have been persecuted and murdered. It also celebrates thos who have fought for the freedom and human rights of LGBTQ members.

Those who found the momument were:

• Paul Voestermans
• Graham Hedley
• Martin de Bock
• Phil Ower
• Andy McConnell
• Glenmorren
• Garfield
• hhgygy
• Andreas Meister
• Eloy Cano
• Jesus Rodriguez
• Lighthouse
• zorro the fox
• Bas van Limpt
• Ashwini Agrawal

and after the hint:

A triangle with 3 triangles, a triangle of the past, a triangle of the present and a triangle of the future

Still in the game – down to 6!

• Glenmorren
• Garfield
• Lighthouse
• Paul Voestermans
• Eloy Cano
• Martin de Bock

Week #5 was the northern tip of Bwiru Island in Lake Victoria, Tanzania.

In a valley with lots of waterfalls, this one is one of the prettiest when viewed from the side rather than from overhead.

Thanks to Garfield for her location and hint for this week’s contest – the site of the first McDonalds in San Bernardino, California.

This site was the location of the first McDonalds that opened in 1940 by Dick and Mac McDonald as a barbecue restaurant. In 1948, they changed to the normal familiar format with hamburgers (with cheese?), milkshakes and sides on the menu.

The McDonald brothers franchised their fast food system starting in 1953, with the Golden Arches as the symbol. In 1954, Ray Kroc met the brothers, initially joining as a partner then buying the business from them in 1961.

Thanks to Albert Okura, owner of the Juan Pollo restaurant chain, the site was turned into a museum.

The hint referred to Route 66, the famous highway running from Chicago to LA that passes by just to the west of the site.

Found the Big Mac before the hint:

• Lighthouse
• Martin de Bock
• Paul Voestermans
• Garfield
• hhgygy
• Bas van Limpt
• zorro the fox
• Phil Ower
• Andy Murdock
• Eloy Cano

And after:

• Robin
• Andreas Meister
• Graham Hedley

Something Big to do just off Route 66?