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WWII codebreaker and computer pioneer Alan Turing honoured on UK’s new 50-pound note
Alan Turing, the World War II codebreaker and computer pioneer who was discriminated against as a gay man after the war, has been unveiled as the new face of Britain’s 50-pound note.
Key points:
- Turing helped crack the Nazi Enigma code and was a pioneer of artificial intelligence
- But he was persecuted after the war for being gay, and took his own life
- The 50-pound note is made of Australian-style polymer, not the traditional paper
Turing was selected in 2019 following a public nomination process that saw him garner around 250,000 votes, partly in recognition of the discrimination that he faced for his sexuality.
Among his many accomplishments, Turing is most famous for the pivotal role he played in breaking Nazi Germany’s Enigma code during…
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