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Skilled cryptanalyst made a significant contribution to the codebreaking work carried out at Bletchley Park
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Skilled cryptanalyst made a significant contribution to the codebreaking work carried out at Bletchley Park
Bletchley Park, the home of British World War Two codebreaking, is a compelling and engaging visitor attraction and museum.
80 years after its creation, the British government has released photos showing off one of the first digital computers that helped to win WWII.
Britain's GCHQ spy agency celebrated the 80th anniversary of Colossus on Thursday, putting the spotlight on a code-breaking computer which helped defeat Hitler's Germany and was so significant it was kept secret for decades. In 1944, Colossus, the world's first digital computer, decoded German messages which convinced Allied forces their year-long plan to deceive Hitler over the location of the invasion had been successful, giving D-Day the go-ahead.
A British spy agency is celebrating the 80th anniversary of Colossus - a code-breaking computer which helped defeat Hitler's Germany and so...