Non-motoring > New £50Note, Who Would You Choose & Why?	Miscellaneous
Thread Author: zippy	Replies: 53

New Sat 3 Nov 18 00:51   New £50Note, Who Would You Choose & Why? - zippy

I quite like this. It seems worthy to commemerate someone that has contributed to science. It has to be a dead UK scientist. I think Rosalind Franklin is a good choice. She was one of the major contributors to the discoverery of DNA's structure but doesn't often get mentioned alongside Francis and Crick because she died at 37 before the structure was fully proven. The other contributors received the Nobel prize. She also shows that men are not the only contributors to science. Who are your suggestions and why? Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 3 Nov 18 07:38   New £50Note, Who Would You Choose & Why? - Cliff Pope

>> >> >> I think Rosalind Franklin is a good choice. She was one of the major contributors >> to the discoverery of DNA's structure but doesn't often get mentioned alongside Francis and Crick >> because she died at 37 >> >> Appropriate then for a high-denomination note that is shortly going to be withdrawn from circulation. :) Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 3 Nov 18 08:18   New £50Note, Who Would You Choose & Why? - Lygonos

Pony McPonyface Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 3 Nov 18 08:27   New £50Note, Who Would You Choose & Why? - R.P.

I wish there was a "laugh" button Doc...! :-) Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 3 Nov 18 09:55   New £50Note, Who Would You Choose & Why? - Bromptonaut

I agree with Zippy that Rosalind Franklin is a good shout. Her work was essential to what Watson and Crick did later. The failure to fully credit her owes as much to academic politics and mysogony as it does to her premature death some while after Watson and Crick had published. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 3 Nov 18 09:55   New £50Note, Who Would You Choose & Why? - Roger.

Margaret Thatcher - a chemist before she became the UK's best post-war Prime Minister. Reply to this message | Report message       1

New Sat 3 Nov 18 10:26   New £50Note, Who Would You Choose & Why? - Rudedog

Great respect for Alan Turing....but my choice would be either William Thomas "Bill" Tutte OC FRS FRSC codebreaker and mathematician, took a major part in breaking the Lorenz cipher (plus loads of post-war computer innovation) or Thomas Harold Flowers, MBE engineer with the British Post Office and built Colossus, the world's first programmable electronic computer (probably even less known about, official secrets and all that). Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 3 Nov 18 13:02   New £50Note, Who Would You Choose & Why? - Zero

I met Tommy Flowers in the late 70's early 80's. Superb electronic and electrical mechanical engineer, but scientist he wasn't. Far too practically minded. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 3 Nov 18 10:29   New £50Note, Who Would You Choose & Why? - BiggerBadderDave

Ada Lovelace, the mother of software and best porn name ever. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 3 Nov 18 13:08   New £50Note, Who Would You Choose & Why? - Zero

What about Mrs Morgan, mother of " Chesty"? Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 3 Nov 18 13:22   New £50Note, Who Would You Choose & Why? - Lygonos

Mr Morgan was our head teacher in the 80s. "Big 'M', small organ" Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 3 Nov 18 13:23   New £50Note, Who Would You Choose & Why? - Runfer D'Hills

I guess most people have heard of this, but for those who might not have, a fairly reliable way of getting your porn star name is to take the name of your first pet and the name of the road you first lived in to make a name. Mine is "Rusty St George" by the way... ;-) Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 3 Nov 18 14:12   New £50Note, Who Would You Choose & Why? - R.P.

Muttley Grove... :-) Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 3 Nov 18 14:29   New £50Note, Who Would You Choose & Why? - Zero

Flight Washington. Makes me sound like an 80s "Shaft" type character Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 3 Nov 18 14:37   New £50Note, Who Would You Choose & Why? - henry k

Skeezix Northcote is not going to excite many folks Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 3 Nov 18 14:37   New £50Note, Who Would You Choose & Why? - Manatee

Thomas Toothill. Doesn't really work does it? Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 3 Nov 18 15:01   New £50Note, Who Would You Choose & Why? - Lygonos

Sooty Stewart Maybe not PC these days. The other cat was Darky so not any better. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 3 Nov 18 15:20   New £50Note, Who Would You Choose & Why? - No FM2R

Whisky Stoneham doesn't sound much like a bloke. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 3 Nov 18 15:21   New £50Note, Who Would You Choose & Why? - legacylad

Tibby St.Chads Alternatively, second pet and second address was Maxine Southland Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 3 Nov 18 15:31   New £50Note, Who Would You Choose & Why? - zippy

Rusty Hill Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 3 Nov 18 16:25   New £50Note, Who Would You Choose & Why? - Dog

Blackie Law Chicko Hopewell Rio Woodland :o} Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 3 Nov 18 16:25   New £50Note, Who Would You Choose & Why? - Dog

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New Sat 3 Nov 18 17:00   New £50Note, Who Would You Choose & Why? - Crankcase

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New Sat 3 Nov 18 17:15   New £50Note, Who Would You Choose & Why? - Bromptonaut

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New Sat 3 Nov 18 17:17   New £50Note, Who Would You Choose & Why? - rtj70

I think a lot would vote for Ada Lovelace but she was a mathematician and not a scientist. She did write the first algorithm that in theory could run on Babbage's Analytical Engine. I'm not sure that is as worthy as some others. I would imagine Hawkins will also be popular as a choice. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 3 Nov 18 17:25   New £50Note, Who Would You Choose & Why? - Crankcase

Talking of scientists, I see Tomorrow's World is back for a one-off. A must view of my childhood, though it's Raymond Baxter, William Woollard and James Burke I remember, not the later imposters who are presenting this one. Shall probably give it look see though. www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-46083366 Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 3 Nov 18 17:46   New £50Note, Who Would You Choose & Why? - PeterS

There are a lot of old editions of Tomorrow’s World on YouTube - funny looking back at what the future was supposed to be... online shopping, 1970s style for example. Timings for most things were optimistic :) youtu.be/pYbRZmKsZsQ Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 3 Nov 18 18:32   New £50Note, Who Would You Choose & Why? - Crankcase

Thanks for that. Just back from a load of bangers and need a chill. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 3 Nov 18 21:09   New £50Note, Who Would You Choose & Why? - R.P.

I borrowed a TW book from the library back in the 70s. Some of what was written there has never left me. I was lucky enough to get a copy from e-bay. Still is a great read. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 3 Nov 18 18:39   New £50Note, Who Would You Choose & Why? - Cliff Pope

>> I guess most people have heard of this, but for those who might not have, >> a fairly reliable way of getting your porn star name is to take the name >> of your first pet and the name of the road you first lived in to >> make a name. >> Whirly Puss-paws Whirly Road, and my first childhood cat. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 3 Nov 18 20:01   New £50Note, Who Would You Choose & Why? - Dog

Dorothy Hodgkin. “We can thank Dorothy for revealing the three-dimensional structures of many biologically important molecules such as penicillin, insulin and vitamin B12, as well as inspiring several generations of leading crystallographers. “She was also a remarkable individual who championed science in developing countries.” www.independent.co.uk/news/science/new-50-note-scientists-most-likely-stephen-hawking-ada-lovelace-rosalind-franklin-alan-turing-a8615001.html Reply to this message | Report message       1

New Tue 6 Nov 18 09:36   New £50Note, Who Would You Choose & Why? - Duncan

Newton. No contest. Think what a mess we would be in without his laws? Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 6 Nov 18 10:04   New £50Note, Who Would You Choose & Why? - CGNorwich

Hasn't he already been on pound note? Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 6 Nov 18 10:19   New £50Note, Who Would You Choose & Why? - Crankcase

Eric Laithwaite for me. I'd love to see an engraving of him whirling a chair over his head. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 6 Nov 18 12:22   New £50Note, Who Would You Choose & Why? - BiggerBadderDave

"inspiring several generations of leading crystallographers" Particularly dilithium which enables us to power the nacelles and achieve warp speed. Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 7 Nov 18 11:36   New £50Note, Who Would You Choose & Why? - Ambo

Darwin. Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 7 Nov 18 11:37   New £50Note, Who Would You Choose & Why? - No FM2R

In recent years he's become a real disappointment to me. Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 7 Nov 18 12:49   New £50Note, Who Would You Choose & Why? - Lygonos

James Clerk Maxwell. The missing link between Newton and Einstein. Not English tho.... Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 7 Nov 18 12:55   New £50Note, Who Would You Choose & Why? - Zero

Save it for the post Scottish independence Faux Fifty then Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 7 Nov 18 12:58   New £50Note, Who Would You Choose & Why? - Lygonos

Just checking how my pay uplift looks. Barnett Formula ftw. Reply to this message | Report message       4

New Wed 7 Nov 18 16:39   New £50Note, Who Would You Choose & Why? - Zero

>> Just checking how my pay uplift looks. >> >> Barnett Formula ftw. You know where you can stick the BF post independence. So far up your longest endoscope wont find it. Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 7 Nov 18 17:48   New £50Note, Who Would You Choose & Why? - Lygonos

No thanks - hopefully we'll have it for the next 40 years. Of course resource distribution exists within England - SE England gets about 90% national average, while London gets 110% per capita. Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 7 Nov 18 18:13   New £50Note, Who Would You Choose & Why? - Zero

>> No thanks - hopefully we'll have it for the next 40 years. >> >> Of course resource distribution exists within England - SE England gets about 90% national average, >> while London gets 110% per capita. no no no no no no Thats not resource distribution, thats wealth generation Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 7 Nov 18 18:30   New £50Note, Who Would You Choose & Why? - Lygonos

>>no no no no no no Thats not resource distribution, thats wealth generation I think the wealth generation is even more skewed than that, especially with City of London (let's see how that holds up after Brexit...) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_UK_cities_by_GVA#Lists If Scotland, NI and Wales were English regions, they would be 4th, 11th and 12th out of 12 respectively. Last edited by: Lygonos on Wed 7 Nov 18 at 18:32 Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 26 Nov 18 12:47   New £50Note, Who Would You Choose & Why? - henry k

Scientist nominations released www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-46343965 The Bank said it had received a total of 174,112 nominations, of which 114,000 met the criteria. Further names will be considered up until nominations close on 14 December. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 27 Nov 18 07:54   New £50Note, Who Would You Choose & Why? - Zero

>> The Bank said it had received a total of 174,112 nominations, of which 114,000 met >> the criteria. the other 60112 were for Bunsen McBurnerface. Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 26 Nov 18 16:48   New £50Note, Who Would You Choose & Why? - Cliff Pope

>> Darwin. >> I don't think someone can be commemorated both on a banknote and having a prestigious award named after him? Unless perhaps he receives his own award and the note becomes extinct owing to association with money laundering and the black economy.. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 16 Dec 18 00:11   New £50Note, Who Would You Choose & Why? - henry k

www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-46577975 Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 16 Dec 18 17:25   New £50Note, Who Would You Choose & Why? - MD

Enoch Powell. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 16 Dec 18 17:27   New £50Note, Who Would You Choose & Why? - CGNorwich

Hardly a scientist but thankfully dead. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 16 Dec 18 18:30   New £50Note, Who Would You Choose & Why? - MD

Depends on your view my dear. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 16 Dec 18 18:35   New £50Note, Who Would You Choose & Why? - tyrednemotional

>> Depends on your view my dear. >> ...I think only the "thankfully" bit does. ;-) Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 16 Dec 18 20:06   New £50Note, Who Would You Choose & Why? - Dutchie

Nye Bevin.I know the health service is called for many reasons good or bad but this man deserves. to be on this note. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 16 Dec 18 20:39   New £50Note, Who Would You Choose & Why? - CGNorwich

But not a scientist so not eligible. Reply to this message | Report message