Who will be the face of the £50 note?

Discover the life and work of some of the potential scientists to face the £50 note

Rosalind Franklin

How the work of the ‘Dark Lady of Science’ helped to solve the mystery of DNA…

Stephen Hawking

Pioneering theories across both physics and astronomy, Hawking is one of the most acclaimed astrophysicists of all time…

Ada Lovelace

A talented mathematician and a pioneering computer engineer…

Alan Turing

The mathematician who cracked Germany’s secret codes and saved the lives of millions…

Mary Anning

A trailblazer for palaeontology who excavated prehistoric fossils and helped broaden scientific study…

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