Forgotten Heroes: Alan Turing

Notable achievements:

• Turing machines
• Cracked the Enigma code, which proved essential in defeating the Nazis.
• Turing test, advancing the study of artificial intelligence

Ultimate fate:

• Arrested for being homosexual, subjected to estrogen treatments by the state, probably killed himself with a poisoned apple.

The story of Alan Turing is really one that burns me up.  A universally acknowledged hero who contributed a priceless piece of the destruction of the Nazi empire, who was so brilliant in many other areas of his field, subjected to humiliation and criminal liability for being gay and then presumably killing himself due to the pressure exerted on him.  Heads up, Alan Turing, you should be remembered.