LONDON, June 23 (Reuters) - A new 50 pound ($70) banknote featuring the mathematician and computer scientist Alan Turing enters circulation in Britain on Wednesday, three months after the Bank of ...

The design of the bank note was unveiled before it is being formally issued to the public on June 23, Turing's birthday. The 50-pound note is the most valuable denomination in circulation but is ...

LONDON: A campaign for British Indian World War II spy Noor Inayat Khan to be featured on a redesigned 50-pound currency note is gaining momentum in the UK. The Bank of England had recently ...

The man who helped crack the infamous German "Enigma" encryption device during World War II and was a pioneer in the computing field will appear on the new 50-pound note in the U.K. — the same ...

Turing is credited as one of the founding fathers of computing. Mathematician and World War II codebreaker, Alan Turing, has been honored by the Bank of England as the new face of the 50 pound note.

Turing is a giant on whose shoulders so many now stand." In the U.K., 50-pound notes are not commonly used in many daily transactions, and some retailers refuse to accept them. They've also been ...

The British public has been invited to offer suggestions on the Bank of England's website on which scientist they think should grace UK's new 50 pound note. Many think it's time for a woman ...

has been chosen by the Bank of England to be the new face of its 50-pound note. The decision to put Mr. Turing on the highest-denomination English bank note, worth about $62, adds to growing ...

The note will begin circulation in 2021. Image: AP Mathematician Alan Turing, who cracked the Nazi code which helped the Allied Forces win World War 2, will be the face of the Bank of England’s ...

LONDON (Reuters) - A scientist or mathematician -- but not an economist -- will feature on Britain's next 50 pound banknote, the Bank of England said on Friday as it asked the public to propose ...