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圖靈將在2021年登上英鎊鈔票大綱

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Alan Turing, the father of computer science and artificial intelligence who broke Adolf Hitler's Enigma code system in World War II will be featured on the Bank of England's new 50-pound note.

艾倫·圖靈被稱爲計算機科學之父,人工智能之父,他在二戰中破譯了阿道夫·希特勒的Enigma密碼系統。他的頭像將出現在英格蘭銀行新發行的50英鎊紙幣上。

The new note will be printed on polymer and will bear a 1951 photo of Turing, the bank announced Monday.

該銀行週一宣佈,這個新發行的紙幣將印在聚合物上,採用圖靈1951年的照片。

It's expected to enter circulation by the end of 2021. It will include a quote from Turing: "This is only a foretaste of what is to come and only the shadow of what is going to be."

新紙幣預計於2021年底開始流通,紙幣上還會引用圖靈的名言:“這不過是將來之事的前奏,也是將來之事的影子。”

圖靈將在2021年登上英鎊鈔票

Turing was just 41 when he died from poisoning in 1954, a death that was deemed a suicide.

圖靈1954年中毒身亡,享年41歲,被認定爲自殺。

His story became more widely known after the release of the 2014 movie The Imitation Game.

2014年的一部電影《模仿遊戲》上映後他的故事才廣爲人知。

"Alan Turing was an outstanding mathematician whose work has had an enormous impact on how we live today," the Bank of England's governor, Mark Carney, said in unveiling the new note.

英格蘭銀行行長馬克·卡尼介紹這款新紙幣時說:“艾倫·圖靈是一位傑出的數學家,他的成就對我們現在的生活方式有着巨大影響。”

"Alan Turing's contributions were far-ranging and pathbreaking. Turing is a giant on whose shoulders so many now stand."

“艾倫·圖靈的貢獻涉及範圍廣並具有開創性,很多人現在都是站在圖靈這個巨人的肩膀上的。”