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Alan Turing, World War II code-breaker castrated for being gay, is the face of Britain's £50 note

Alan Turing, a crack code-breaker and visionary mathematician who was convicted under Victorian-era homophobic laws, will be the face of Britain's new £50 note. Alan Turing, a crack code-breaker and ...
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Code-breaker Alan Turing will appear on the next £50 note

World War II Enigma code-breaker Alan Turing will be the face of the UK's new £50 note, the Bank of England has announced. Speaking at the Science and Industry Museum in Manchester, governor of the ...
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Code-breaker Alan Turing will be face of U.K.’s new £50 note

Code breaker and father of artificial intelligence Alan Turing will be the face of the U.K.’s new polymer 50-pound ($63) note. The mathematician was chosen from almost 1,000 eligible nominations from ...
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WWII Enigma machine sells for over half a million dollars at auction — one of the rare four-rotor 'M4' models

A WWII Enigma encryption machine with four rotors was sold at auction earlier this week, achieving double its estimated price ...
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Alan Turing, World War II code-breaker castrated for being gay, is the face of Britain's £50 note

Alan Turing, a crack code-breaker and visionary mathematician who was convicted under Victorian-era homophobic laws, will be the face of Britain's new £50 note. Bank of England Governor Mark Carney ...