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Soph0571

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Sat Nov 3, 2018, 08:15 AM Nov 2018

Alan Turing could be the new face of the 50 pound note



Gay codebreaker Alan Turing is one of the frontrunners to become the official face of the £50 note.

Bank of England Governor Mark Carney on Friday announced a public contest to find a figure from the world of science to replace inventor James Watt on the redesigned bank note.


[link:https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2018/11/02/alan-turing-50-note/|

This would be cool - although I think it will probably go to Hawking
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