LONDON (AP) — The rainbow flag is flying proudly above the Bank of England in the heart of London’s financial district to commemorate World War II codebreaker Alan Turing, the new face of Britain’s 50 ...

LONDON (Reuters) - A new 50-pound bank note featuring two pioneers of Britain's Industrial Revolution will be introduced on November 2, the Bank of England said on Friday. The note will feature ...

LONDON (Reuters) - A scientist or mathematician will feature on Britain's next 50 pound banknote, Bank of England Governor Mark Carney said on Friday, inviting the public to make their suggestions ...

The 50-pound bill, worth about $65, is rarely used in everyday life in Britain, but that hasn’t stopped Britons from trying to get their favorites to be the face of a forthcoming design of the note.

Alan Turing, the father of computer science and artificial intelligence who broke Adolf Hitler's Enigma code system in World War II — but who died an outcast because of his homosexuality — will be ...

LONDON — The Bank of England has decided to honor a scientist with its next bank note design. One of the nominees? Margaret Thatcher, Britain’s first female prime minister. Thatcher held power for ...

For decades, Turing's status as a giant in mathematics was largely unknown, thanks to the secrecy around his computer research and the social... Alan Turing, Computing Genius And WWII Hero, To Be On U ...

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.