The Bank of England has unveiled the new £50 banknote, which celebrates the achievements of mathematician Alan Turing
The Bank of England has unveiled the new £50 banknote, which celebrates the achievements of mathematician Alan Turing.
"He envisaged the basics of what we've come to know as the modern computer and the impact that has had on our everyday lives, that legacy, has been absolutely enormous." The note will be released for public use on 23 June - the day Mr Turing was born in 1912 - and the BoE will give at least six months' notice ahead of the current notes being withdrawn from circulation.Alan Turing was 'embraced for his brilliance and persecuted for being gay', GCHQ's chief says. Pic: AP
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