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The public can nominate any eminent late scientist from the field such as physics, astronomy and biology to become the new face of the \u00a350 note, according to a statement Bank of England released on Friday.<\/strong><\/p>\n The nominated scientist must be British and dead, and the person can be both male or female. Four scientists will be work with BOE to draw a shortlist from the nominations, and the Bank Governor Mark Carney will make the final decision. The nomination pool<\/a> will be open for six weeks.<\/p>\n Mark Carney, Bank Governor, said: “There is a wealth of individuals whose work has shaped how we think about the world and who continue to inspire people today.”<\/p>\n “Our banknotes are an opportunity to celebrate the diversity of UK society and highlight the contributions of its greatest citizens.”<\/p>\n The top contenders are: Rosalind Franklin, Ada Lovelace, Steve Hawking and Sir Peter Medawar<\/p>\n https:\/\/twitter.com\/SamGyimah\/status\/1052572045974925312<\/p>\n https:\/\/twitter.com\/Catwhoorg\/status\/1058321813460213760<\/p>\n https:\/\/twitter.com\/ProfBrianCox\/status\/1058300935242420224<\/p>\n https:\/\/twitter.com\/westiesrule13\/status\/1058312310299783170<\/p>\n Words: Min Zhu\u00a0<\/b>|\u00a0<\/b>Subbing: Fiona Patterson<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" https:\/\/twitter.com\/bankofengland\/status\/1058286654744678400 The public can nominate any eminent late scientist from the field such as physics, astronomy and biology to become the new face of the \u00a350 note, according to a statement Bank of England released…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":476,"featured_media":24334,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[93],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24298","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\tWho do you want to nominate?<\/h3>\n