New Emojis Celebrate Leading Figures In Tech And Science
Leading names in science and tech, including Professor Brian Cox and Carol Vorderman, have been given their own emoji.
The ‘STEMojis’ are all based on notable figures in the world of STEM - or Science, Techonology, Engineering and Maths - and are being used to promote The Big Bang Fair.
Brian Cox
The fair is a free event and is ‘the UK’s largest celebration of science, technology, engineering and maths for young people’.
Along with more modern figures like inventor James Dyson and Gadget Man presenter Richard Ayoade, the techie emojis also include historical figures such as naturalist Charles Darwin and pioneering computer programmer Grace Hopper.
Richard Ayoade
An interactive online yearbook features biographies for all of those featured in the emoji lineup, which also includes an emoji of UK Young Scientist of the Year Sarah Sobka.
The Big Bang Fair also intends to submit the new STEMoji to the Unicode Consortium - the body that decides which new emojis will turn up on smartphone and tablet keyboards.
Marie Curie
Paul Jackson, Chief Executive of EngineeringUK which runs The Big Bang Fair, commented:
“Whilst it might seem strange to group Richard Ayoade and Marie Curie together as emojis, we are showcasing the different contributions science and engineering make to our lives.
“We hope that these fun STEMojis will get young people talking about science and engineering and thinking about where their studies could lead them. We look forward to receiving additional suggestions of STEM heroes to be celebrated in this way.”
The Big Bang Fair takes place 16-19 March 2016 at the NEC in Birmingham.
Image credit: The Big Bang Fair
