The Bank of England is asking for nominations for someone to picture on the new £50 note, and is encouraging it to be a scientist, engineer or mathematician.
This morning @bankofengland made an exciting announcement in our Mathematics Gallery. It's time for a fresh face on the new £50 note! They want to feature a scientist and are asking you to nominate someone noteworthy. #thinkscience https://t.co/VTMgzIWwrt pic.twitter.com/bghF0qFVrz
— Science Museum (@sciencemuseum) November 2, 2018
Non-UK readers might like to know the £50 note is the largest denomination note, rarely seen by most people.
The Bank of England website says:
You can nominate as many people as you like. But anyone who appears on the new £50 note must:
- have contributed to the field of science
- be real – so no fictional characters please
- not be alive – Her Majesty the Queen is the only exception
- have shaped thought, innovation, leadership or values in the UK
- inspire people, not divide them
You can suggest anyone who has contributed to the fields of pure or applied science. That could include: astronomy, biology, bio-technology, chemistry, engineering, mathematics, medical research, physics, technology and zoology.
More information
Think science for the new £50 note at the Bank of England’s website.
Sir Isaac Newton
Oliver Heaviside
G. H. Hardy
Ramanujan
Brooks Taylor
1. Isaac Newton
2. Alan Turing
3. P.A.M. Dirac
4. Charles Babbage, Ada Lovelace
5. Rosalind Franklin, Dorothy Hodgkin (Watson of Watson and Crick is still alive and controversial)
5.