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Here are the mathematicians you nominated to go on the new £50 note

By Christian Lawson-Perfect. Posted November 28, 2018

The Bank of England has released a preliminary list of names nominated by the public to appear on the new £50 note. I’ve done a bit of analysis on the list, and present here my findings.

To recap: the Bank asked for nominations satisfying the following conditions:

• 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

The released list consists of the names that were nominated in the first week, and belong to people who are real, deceased, and contributed to science ‘in any way’. They haven’t divulged the number of times each name was nominated, or the ineligible names.

Nominate a mathematician for the new £50 note

By Peter Rowlett. Posted November 3, 2018

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.

via Nira Chamberlain on Twitter.