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Which scientist should be on the new £50 note? El Reg weighs in – and you should vote, too

LenG

Maxwell

James Clerk Maxwell - best known for the unification of electricity and magnetism but also a major contributor in other areas of physics. Einstein described Maxwell's work as the "most profound and the most fruitful that physics has experienced since the time of Newton". Plus he has a truly epic beard.

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