As the starter of the thread, and someone who said it would be Turing
, I'm happy with the outcome. Turing is a worthy "winner", but also, it may be best to see this as recognition of everyone at Bletchley. In a week when Neil Armstrong's voice is heard daily (and I am thrilled about that), it was Neil himself who pointed out that something like 400,000 people worked on the Apollo project. It's just in the way of things that some become famous while others remain obscure.
It's worth pointing out here, that another contender for the £50 note was Rosalind Franklin, and this has been a good year for her also, as the European Space Agency's Mars rover spacecraft has been named for her. As a multi-national project, that is quite a 'coup' and will certainly bring her name to the fore when the mission goes ahead.
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