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New £50 note with Alan Turing features moving tribute to the WW2 code-breaking hero
World War Two with his code-breaking skills.But during his lifetime, scientist Alan Turing wasn’t publicly praised for his work at Bletchley Park and was even punished by the Government for being gay, before taking his own life.Now, 67 years after his death, Turing will be commemorated when a £50 note bearing his image is issued today.Turing beat a shortlist of 12 figures including Stephen Hawking and chemist Rosalind Franklin to replace manufacturers Matthew Boulton and James Watt.The note’s release coincides with what would have been Turing’s 109th birthday.