The Bank of England is flying the rainbow flag Thursday to commemorate Alan Turing as the new face of Britain’s £50 note ($68), a mathematician celebrated for his work which laid the foundations of modern computing and helped end the Second World War but was persecuted and forced to undergo hormone treatment due to his homosexuality, contributing to his tragic death by suicide at the age of 41.
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Bank Of England Reveals New Bank Note Honoring World War II Codebreaker Alan Turing | Forbes