Tommy Tainant
Diamond Member
Alan Turing could be the new face of the £50 note - PinkNews
They are looking to put a scientist on it this time. This guy invented computers and shortened the war saving millions. I think he deserves it.
Turing, often hailed as the grandfather of modern computing, was convicted of ‘gross indecency’ in 1952 after having sex with a man, and was chemically castrated, barred from working for GCHQ, and driven to suicide.
It is also a timely reminder of the need to protect rights for minorities in these troubled times.
They are looking to put a scientist on it this time. This guy invented computers and shortened the war saving millions. I think he deserves it.
Turing, often hailed as the grandfather of modern computing, was convicted of ‘gross indecency’ in 1952 after having sex with a man, and was chemically castrated, barred from working for GCHQ, and driven to suicide.
It is also a timely reminder of the need to protect rights for minorities in these troubled times.