Alan Turing was one of 227,299 notable individuals considered to appear on the new English bank note.
The banknote currently features the face of James Watt—the Scottish inventor and mechanical engineer responsible for the steam engine. However, Turing's image is slated to appear on new bills by the end of 2012. All Bank of England bills depicts Queen Elizabeth 11's face on one side while the face of another reputable European figure appears on the other.
Despite saving countless lives by solving the"unbreakable" Nazi code during World War II, many of Turing's achievements were kept under wraps because of Britain's Victorian laws against homosexuality. Turing was convicted for"acts of gross indecency" after his relationship with 19-year-old Arnold Murray was discovered in 1952.
At the time, Turing was working at the University of Manchester and aiding England's Government Communications Headquarters, of which he lost security clearance for following his admittance of homosexual acts. To avoid going to prison, Turing opted for chemical castration. He was discovered dead from cyanide poisoning just two years later.
In more recent times, recognition of Turing and his work—which is considered the theoretical basis for modern-day technology and artificial intelligence—has become widely accepted. Prime Minister Gordon Brown offered an official, public apology to Turing on behalf of the country in 2009, which later led to Turing being given a royal pardon in 2013.
Turing's life and work were also recognized in the 2014 historical drama, The Imitation Game, starring Benedict Cumberbatch.
México Últimas Noticias, México Titulares
Similar News:También puedes leer noticias similares a ésta que hemos recopilado de otras fuentes de noticias.
Bank of England picks World War Two code-breaker Turing for banknotesMathematician Alan Turing, who helped Britain win World War Two with his code-cracking, will appear on the Bank of England’s next 50-pound banknote
Leer más »
Bank of England picks World War Two code-breaker Turing for banknotesMathematician Alan Turing, whose cracking of a Nazi code helped the Allies to wi...
Leer más »
Alan Turing, World War II code-breaker castrated for being gay, is the face of Britain's £50 noteAlan Turing, the World War II code-breaker who introduced the basis of modern computing and was castrated for being gay, is the new face of Britain's £50 note
Leer más »
Gay codebreaker Alan Turing to be featured on British bank noteAlan Turing, the pioneering British mathematician whose codebreaking helped end WWII but was persecuted under anti-homosexuality laws, is to be honored on the £50 bank note starting in 2021.
Leer más »