Alan Turing to feature on new £50 banknote
by Larry Elliott Economics editor and Josh Halliday from Science | The Guardian on (#4K608)
Mathematician who cracked Enigma code was persecuted for his homosexuality in 1950s
Alan Turing, the scientist known for helping crack the Enigma code during the second world war and pioneering the modern computer, has been chosen to appear on the new 50 note.
The mathematician was selected from a list of almost 1,000 scientists in a decision that recognised both his role in fending off the threat of German U-boats in the Battle of the Atlantic and the impact of his postwar persecution for homosexuality.
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