New £50 note will feature a scientist
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New £50 note will feature a scientist
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Public being asked to nominate candidates to the Bank of England.
- They must be dead
- They must be known in a scientific field
Alan Turing for me. Or Rosalind Franklin if they decide to go for a female for balance.
Public being asked to nominate candidates to the Bank of England.
- They must be dead
- They must be known in a scientific field
Alan Turing for me. Or Rosalind Franklin if they decide to go for a female for balance.
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Re: New £50 note will feature a scientist
They could put the Wheeto's Professor on it
95% of the country won't ever see one anyway
95% of the country won't ever see one anyway
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Asking the public?
Not learned from boaty mcboatface it seems.
If there is a trans-female black lesbian available, my money is on her/him/it.
Not learned from boaty mcboatface it seems.
If there is a trans-female black lesbian available, my money is on her/him/it.
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Re: New £50 note will feature a scientist
Turing a good shout...
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I agree, just voted for him.bobinho wrote:Turing a good shout...
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Stephen Hawking is the early bookies favourite
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Another good shout, and likely to be selected.Damo wrote:Stephen Hawking is the early bookies favourite
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bobinho wrote:Asking the public?
Not learned from boaty mcboatface it seems.
If there is a trans-female black lesbian available, my money is on her/him/it.
Guys. Bob wants us to know how edgy he is. Please give him some attention. Thanks.
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I'd like Cecilia Payne to be recognised more so i'd like her on the note.
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RIP Professor Weeto
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Alan Turing, the father of modern computing and dreadfully treated by society. He once said 'I propose to consider the question, 'Can machines think?'
As a fellow Manchester graduate he has to be my choice.
As a fellow Manchester graduate he has to be my choice.
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Has to be Hawking.
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So we've got to kill them first?Falcon wrote:https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-46063097
Public being asked to nominate candidates to the Bank of England.
- They must be dead
- They must be known in a scientific field
Alan Turing for me. Or Rosalind Franklin if they decide to go for a female for balance.
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Re: New £50 note will feature a scientist
Never had one.
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Sam fox or Linda lusardi as they were in the eighties.
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Has to be Hawking for me. Based on his achievements. Unless the noisy feminazis want a woman. Based on her genderDamo wrote:Stephen Hawking is the early bookies favourite
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Hipper wrote:So we've got to kill them first?
That's one way of interpreting it, for sure.
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Hawking was a populist but most people haven't read or even understood his work. He was also a bit controversial in some of his views.
Turing was a superstar with an Einstein like mind, and a fantastic war record at Bletchley. Sadly he was prevented from making as big a contribution as his intellect warranted by the scandalous way he was prosecuted for 'gross indecency' (being gay) and had to agree to be chemically castrated. He killed himself 2 years later aged 42.
Society's loss - the least we can do is put him on the £50 note. Its worth looking him up on line.
Turing was a superstar with an Einstein like mind, and a fantastic war record at Bletchley. Sadly he was prevented from making as big a contribution as his intellect warranted by the scandalous way he was prosecuted for 'gross indecency' (being gay) and had to agree to be chemically castrated. He killed himself 2 years later aged 42.
Society's loss - the least we can do is put him on the £50 note. Its worth looking him up on line.
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Hawking
In honour of all the £50s the government regularly throws into a black hole.
In honour of all the £50s the government regularly throws into a black hole.
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Can't be Hawking, he wasn't conservative and as we all know:RingoMcCartney wrote:Has to be Hawking for me. Based on his achievements. Unless the noisy feminazis want a woman. Based on her gender
By the age of 20, if you're not a socialist. You have no heart.
By the age of 40, if you're not conservative. You have no brain
What kind of scientist has no brain?
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Mrs Beaumont who taught Science at Fearns in the 70's would be a good shout. Mmmm!
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Alan Turing for me too and would also be recognition for the wonderful work done by all of the men and women who worked at Bletchley Park
Including my Dad who worked there and yet it was only after he had died that I was told that he was at Bletchley Park
Including my Dad who worked there and yet it was only after he had died that I was told that he was at Bletchley Park
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Why don't they put a picture of a 'greatest British criminal' on it as they're the ones that apparently use £50 notes the most. That would be much more fun too.
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Although she became an american citizen? Not really very BritishImploding Turtle wrote:I'd like Cecilia Payne to be recognised more so i'd like her on the note.
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What kind of poster attempts to make petty political point scoring, by taking comments out of context?aggi wrote:Can't be Hawking, he wasn't conservative and as we all know:
By the age of 20, if you're not a socialist. You have no heart.
By the age of 40, if you're not conservative. You have no brain
What kind of scientist has no brain?
One with no brain.....
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So you agree it's a meaningless phrase.
As to the topic at hand, I'd say Turing or Ada Lovelace
As to the topic at hand, I'd say Turing or Ada Lovelace
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Thought you said Linda for a minute......aggi wrote:So you agree it's a meaningless phrase.
As to the topic at hand, I'd say Turing or Ada Lovelace
That would have been hard to swallow
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Shouldn't the above post be in the "Quick gag" thread ?
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I vote for the turtle.
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Virtue signalling your credentials by your, oh so, predictable Politicaly Correct choices!aggi wrote:So you agree it's a meaningless phrase.
As to the topic at hand, I'd say Turing or Ada Lovelace
And no I dont agree it's a meaningless phrase.
"By the age of 20 if you're not a socialist, you have no heart.
By the age of 40 if you're not conservative, you have no brain"
In my experience is accurate. ( but thanks for giving me the opportunity to use it again)
Maybe Stephen Hawking is just the exception that proves the rule.
Anyway you have a great weekend in your metropolitan Remoaner bubble, where tomorrow is a home game for you!
Remember, there's a whole country out there that didn't vote how you and your friends and associates did in the referendum!
When all us knuckle dragging, xenophobic, racist, pitch fork wielding, uneducated, Brexiteers come down tomorrow, to where all the sophisticated and enlightened dwell . It may pain you, but try and remember , our side won!!!
Toodle pip
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He's already on the 9 bob note.gandhisflipflop wrote:I vote for the turtle.
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Turing my choice so far. However when we discussed it at work Patrick Moore came up. Not sure if you could describe him as a scientist but lots of people were inspired by The Sky at Night to buy telescopes look at the night sky and observe planets I know I was. Some famous people such as Brian Cox were inspired by him.
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Bonkers !RingoMcCartney wrote:Virtue signalling your credentials by your, oh so, predictable Politicaly Correct choices!
And no I dont agree it's a meaningless phrase.
"By the age of 20 if you're not a socialist, you have no heart.
By the age of 40 if you're not conservative, you have no brain"
In my experience is accurate. ( but thanks for giving me the opportunity to use it again)
Maybe Stephen Hawking is just the exception that proves the rule.
Anyway you have a great weekend in your metropolitan Remoaner bubble, where tomorrow is a home game for you!
Remember, there's a whole country out there that didn't vote how you and your friends and associates did in the referendum!
When all us knuckle dragging, xenophobic, racist, pitch fork wielding, uneducated, Brexiteers come down tomorrow, to where all the sophisticated and enlightened dwell . It may pain you, but try and remember , our side won!!!
Toodle pip
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Wait, it's Friday, replace the "bonkers" with "rat-arsed on a Friday afternoon again."
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Wait! Tired, boring, predictable and gob smackingly unoriginal. Just like his posts!evensteadiereddie wrote:Wait, it's Friday, replace the "bonkers" with "rat-arsed on a Friday afternoon again."
Its Eddie!
How long before another thread gets deleted cos of his anger problems!?
Evensteddieeddie- the poster boy for a mid life crisis.....
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Fair play to IT for suggesting Cynthia Payne
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Boom Boomevensteadiereddie wrote:Shouldn't the above post be in the "Quick gag" thread ?
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You could describe it as virtue signalling if your view of science mainly came from newspaper headlines. I'm personally favouring those who I think contributed most. Exactly which specific papers make you think Hawking deserves this. He's done a great job at popularising physics for those with a basic understanding but I'd say the other two contributed more.RingoMcCartney wrote:Virtue signalling your credentials by your, oh so, predictable Politicaly Correct choices!
And no I dont agree it's a meaningless phrase.
"By the age of 20 if you're not a socialist, you have no heart.
By the age of 40 if you're not conservative, you have no brain"
In my experience is accurate. ( but thanks for giving me the opportunity to use it again)
Maybe Stephen Hawking is just the exception that proves the rule.
Anyway you have a great weekend in your metropolitan Remoaner bubble, where tomorrow is a home game for you!
Remember, there's a whole country out there that didn't vote how you and your friends and associates did in the referendum!
When all us knuckle dragging, xenophobic, racist, pitch fork wielding, uneducated, Brexiteers come down tomorrow, to where all the sophisticated and enlightened dwell . It may pain you, but try and remember , our side won!!!
Toodle pip
Why does an exception prove the rule. In a logical world the exception would disprove the rule.
You seem to have a dim view of your fellow Brexit voters. I've never suggested they're knuckle dragging, xenophobic, racist, pitch fork wielding, uneducated, Brexiteers. Not sure why you're describing them in that way.
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Who wants 100's of Stephen Hawkins face hidden under their mattress...
Although any change is better than none, I see more of James Watt than I do my kids...
Although any change is better than none, I see more of James Watt than I do my kids...
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I'd go for Edward Jenner. By discovering the smallpox vaccine he essentially discovered the principle of vaccination. Which added, what, 20 years on average to our lives?
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I can only afford Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny's faces hidden under my mattress. And flaming uncomfortable it is too!MACCA wrote:Who wants 100's of Stephen Hawkins face hidden under their mattress...
Although any change is better than none, I see more of James Watt than I do my kids...
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KeighleyClaret wrote:Hawking was a populist but most people haven't read or even understood his work. He was also a bit controversial in some of his views.
Turing was a superstar with an Einstein like mind, and a fantastic war record at Bletchley. Sadly he was prevented from making as big a contribution as his intellect warranted by the scandalous way he was prosecuted for 'gross indecency' (being gay) and had to agree to be chemically castrated. He killed himself 2 years later aged 42.
Society's loss - the least we can do is put him on the £50 note. Its worth looking him up on line.
Absolutely spot on.
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aggi wrote:Can't be Hawking, he wasn't conservative and as we all know:
By the age of 20, if you're not a socialist. You have no heart.
By the age of 40, if you're not conservative. You have no brain
What kind of scientist has no brain?
Just to clarify I liked this by mistake, tried to unlike, which I now realise you can't do and unfortunately liked again. No Offence.
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Cleveleys_claret wrote:Although she became an american citizen? Not really very British
She was born here.
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We had a Miss Dimry teaching Maths at Settle High School in the early 70's ... she always wore very short skirts.... more dropped pens/pencils in that class than any otherDark Cloud wrote:Mrs Beaumont who taught Science at Fearns in the 70's would be a good shout. Mmmm!
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the presence of an exception applying to a specific case establishes ("proves") that a general rule exists.aggi wrote:You could describe it as virtue signalling if your view of science mainly came from newspaper headlines. I'm personally favouring those who I think contributed most. Exactly which specific papers make you think Hawking deserves this. He's done a great job at popularising physics for those with a basic understanding but I'd say the other two contributed more.
Why does an exception prove the rule. In a logical world the exception would disprove the rule.
You seem to have a dim view of your fellow Brexit voters. I've never suggested they're knuckle dragging, xenophobic, racist, pitch fork wielding, uneducated, Brexiteers. Not sure why you're describing them in that way.
As for the description of my fellow Brexiteers. Stop the childish pretence it's how I view us. Start acknowledging it's how you and your chums in the metropolitan bubble of enlightenment and sophistication see us. A place where, given your inability to work out what ' the exception that proves the rule ' means, combined with a lack of understanding of sarcasm, kind of makes you something of an outsider!
Enjoy your, bubble dwelling, home game.
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Before her not inconsiderable career in British Politics,
Margaret Hilda (nèe Roberts) Thatcher was a Chemist of some nite.
She even devised a way of blowing gas into ice cream to make it whippy and also stretch the base materials further. So before stealing kids’ milk products she was making them more economic for their manufacturers.
She’d be a fairly uncontentious nomination for the back of the £50 note.
Margaret Hilda (nèe Roberts) Thatcher was a Chemist of some nite.
She even devised a way of blowing gas into ice cream to make it whippy and also stretch the base materials further. So before stealing kids’ milk products she was making them more economic for their manufacturers.
She’d be a fairly uncontentious nomination for the back of the £50 note.
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This is a misconception. The use of ‘prove’ in the term ‘an exception that proves the rule’ is an archaic one. It simply means to ‘test’. We still use this term when making bread. After making the dough, it is left to ‘prove’. This is a test to see if the yeast is taking action and the dough is to rise before baking. It is also sometimes used in the term ‘Proving Ground’ where devices are tested.RingoMcCartney wrote:the presence of an exception applying to a specific case establishes ("proves") that a general rule exists.
An exception that proves the rule is not one that confirms or establishes it, it is one that tests and goes against it.
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