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[Finance] New face of the Bank of England's £50 note is Alan Turing



Stat Brother

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Which is nice.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-48962557


As an aside I can't for the life of me remember the last time I even saw a £50 note.
I'd imagine I've only owned 2 or 3 in my lifetime.



That should start an influx of 'loadsofmoney'. :lol:
 
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Is it PotG?

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Gordon Welchman was as, if not more influential than Turing. They were both vital and total heroes, but Welchman became a little persona non grata in the light of his subsequent revelations after his stint in the US.
 


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Gordon Welchman was as, if not more influential than Turing. They were both vital and total heroes, but Welchman became a little persona non grata in the light of his subsequent revelations after his stint in the US.

Are you suggesting Turing wasn't a little persona non grata? :lol:
 


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I think the only time I have ever held a £50 note was when I saw someone drop one at the Amex on the way back to the uni car park. I gave it back of course.
 






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Indeed, but he was later 'pardoned'. Welchman died having been hung out to dry by the UK and US.

Wasn't Turing only pardoned years after his suicide ? Regardless, a good choice IMHO.
 




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Gordon Welchman was as, if not more influential than Turing. They were both vital and total heroes, but Welchman became a little persona non grata in the light of his subsequent revelations after his stint in the US.

Still think we've got FAR more to 'make up' to Turing. Welchman had a long career in the US and became a US citizen. He did have his security clearance withdrawn after he published his Bletchey memoirs (after his retirement), but I don't think that's on a par with being chemically castrated.
 
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DavidinSouthampton

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Given that it was a "people's Choice", I think it is clearly significant because of the homosexuality bit as well as for his work...… which is I guess the point.
 




Badger

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That's a great decision. As a Computer Science graduate, Turing has always been a bit of a hero of mine. The "Turing Machine" is still taught in every CS degree in every university.
 




FamilyGuy

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Both men were brilliant, and shortened the war thus saving many lives.

Very much agree, but let's also remember Tommy Flowers - without whom much of it would have been theory rather than practice, IMO
 










beorhthelm

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Gordon Welchman was as, if not more influential than Turing. They were both vital and total heroes, but Welchman became a little persona non grata in the light of his subsequent revelations after his stint in the US.

more influential? dont recall a Welchman machine, Welchman test, or Welchman completness. Turing is a Colossus of computing and creating the foundations of infomation society we live in today, well recognised with this news.
 


Is it PotG?

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more influential? dont recall a Welchman machine, Welchman test, or Welchman completness. Turing is a Colossus of computing and the foundations of infomation society we live in today, well recognised with this news.

If you get bored, have a read up on Welchman. Did a miniscule amount of development regarding how communications work, much of which remains the basis of what we use today. Insignificant and irrelevant I know, but I was impressed.
 


The Rivet

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Given that it was a "people's Choice", I think it is clearly significant because of the homosexuality bit as well as for his work...… which is I guess the point.

NO! Alan Turing was a brilliant man for his cerebal achievements NOT because he was homosexual! Jeez! His mental ability won acclaim not his sexual preference.
 




portlock seagull

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Yep, in 2013. 59 years after his death.

In other words, an utter waste of time. Still, keeps the radical left happy and the radical right annoyed so on balance...yep still a waste of time.
 


blue-shifted

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In other words, an utter waste of time. Still, keeps the radical left happy and the radical right annoyed so on balance...yep still a waste of time.

I doubt his family think it was an utter waste of time. I doubt the gay community do. It's better late than never at all. It at least sends a message that we were wrong. As does putting him on the bank note.
 



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