WWII code-breaker makes history on UK currency

The scientist Alan Turing helped end WWII by deciphering Nazi messages. In the 1950s, the UK convicted him under Victorian-era homophobic laws. Today, his legacy is being celebrated with an artwork and by making Turing the face of Britain's new £50 note.

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