Chemists Rosalind Franklin and Dorothy Hodgkin in the running for new face of £50 note

DNA crystallographer Rosalind Franklin, and protein pioneer and Nobel laureate Dorothy Hodgkin are among the chemists nominated to be the face of the new polymer £50 note. Having received more than 174,000 nominations in four weeks, the Bank of England compiled a list of around 600 men and 200 women that meet the eligibility criteria. The person to adorn the new £50 note, the criteria state, should have contributed to science, should have shaped thought, innovation, leadership or values in the UK, and should have inspired, rather than divided, people.