Tag: Bank of England
Gay mathematician Alan Turing will be honored on the £50 note
The Bank of England has chosen to honor Alan Turing on the £50 note.
Alan Turing was a gay mathematician whose theories were highly influential in the development of computer science, and his work during World War II helped Allied forces crack coded Nazi messages and defeat Axis forces, a crucial part in winning the war.
After World War II, he was prosecuted because he admitting to having a relationship with another man and was forced to take feminizing hormones. In...
