Fifty pound note: Alan Turing, World War 2 codebreaker, to feature on new note

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THE NEW fifty pound note will feature an image of Alan Turing, the World War 2 hero codebreaker and mathematician.

Mark Carney, governor of the Bank of England, made the announcement this morning, paying tribute to the “father of computer science”. Mr Carney said:"As the father of computer science and artificial intelligence, as well as war hero, Alan Turing's contributions were far-ranging and path-breaking. Turing is a giant on whose shoulders so many now stand."

 

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