General / Off-Topic Alan Turing is the new face of the £50 note
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Very cool.
I love every currency with scientists on the notes. Much better than politicians.
I love every currency with scientists on the notes. Much better than politicians.
Good show.
Alan representin the fiddy.
Alan representin the fiddy.
Finally.
A very tragic hero.
Did he not commit suicide by eating a poisoned apple because he was concerned about being outted? My heart breaks whenever I hear things like this.
If indeed the above is true, it is a truly horrible waste of genius and creativity due to ignorance and intolerance. I pray it never ever happens again.
I know, I am being naive....
o7
A very tragic hero.
Did he not commit suicide by eating a poisoned apple because he was concerned about being outted? My heart breaks whenever I hear things like this.
If indeed the above is true, it is a truly horrible waste of genius and creativity due to ignorance and intolerance. I pray it never ever happens again.
I know, I am being naive....
o7
He deserves it !
I want one !
I want one !
So that's what you've been up to!
I don't suppose there's any chance Ada is on the front cover.
He was already outed, forced to plead guilty to gross indecency, chemically castrated, and had the security clearances that he needed for government work revoked. They pretty much destroyed him.
Still some controversy over wether his death was intentional or accidental, but I think suicide is the more popular explanation.
Definitely a small gesture, and probably the most fitting gesture one could expect, given that respecting people while they live is often still too much to ask.
It's his birth date, apparently.
The Bank of England received a total of 227299 applications, covering 989 eligible characters.
Congratulations Turing !
Congratulations Turing !
It's well imagined !
I will just point out that Bletchley Park is well worth a visit. It’s also home to the National Museum Of Computing, to which I donated a few items of equipment (including an Acorn Atom with what I now realise was a prototype 5.25” disk drive).