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15 Jul 19, 06:05 PM |
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Join Date: May 14
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Alan Turing
Alan Turing is to be the new face of the £50 note.
Seems rather fitting for a great man most of us, myself included, knew very little about until a few years ago. |
15 Jul 19, 06:06 PM |
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Imagineer
Join Date: Apr 04
Location: Staffordshire
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I know very little about £50 notes...
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15 Jul 19, 06:34 PM |
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Join Date: Sep 15
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Bank of England £50 notes. Scotland has different faces on theirs.
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15 Jul 19, 06:35 PM |
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Join Date: Jul 14
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OP. You beat me to it.
A Genius who no doubt saved over a Million lives by shortening WW2. His mathematical genius was up there with the likes of Stephen Hawking etc. And what did we as a Country do to him? Treated him in a similar manner to how Nazi Germany or the Japanese Empire would have some 10 years previously. We should forever hang our head in shame regarding his case. I was so pleased to see he has been recognised by the Bank of England.
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15 Jul 19, 06:38 PM |
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Great news!
Honouring a Scientist/ mathematician and some one this country did a great injustice to. Glad his work is now being recognised and the country is showing him respect. Edited at 06:40 PM. |
15 Jul 19, 06:40 PM |
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15 Jul 19, 06:51 PM |
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Join Date: Mar 12
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The Turing test is still used today in artificial intelligence. He was a great mind and should be celebrated.
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16 Jul 19, 12:07 AM |
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Yep, I remember sitting in a uni lab in Newcastle trying to build something 20 years ago that could pass the Turing test.
We've just about reached the point now that things like Alexa and Siri are "Turing" passes. One question, will they use Turing's actual photograph or one of Benedict Cumberbatch (he gets everywhere else so why not hear as well - most people will then actually recognise it as Turing if they are lucky enough to get £50 note) |
16 Jul 19, 07:22 AM |
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Well deserved, xx
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16 Jul 19, 08:07 AM |
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Like when they photoshopped Jane Austen's only know picture before putting it on the £10 note!
It looks like his actual picture so hopefully if it gets people asking who it actually is, more people will learn what an amazing man he was & how awfully he was treated!
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