Colossus : the secrets of Bletchley Park's codebreaking computers /
The world's first fully-functioning electronic digital computer, Colossus was used during World War 2 at Bletchley Park, where it played an invaluable role cracking enemy codes. Until very recently, much about the Colossus machine was shrouded in secrecy, largely because the codes that were emp...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2020.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | The world's first fully-functioning electronic digital computer, Colossus was used during World War 2 at Bletchley Park, where it played an invaluable role cracking enemy codes. Until very recently, much about the Colossus machine was shrouded in secrecy, largely because the codes that were employed remained in use by the British security services until a short time ago. This book only became possible due to the declassification in the US of wartime documents. With an introductory essay on cryptography and the history of code-breaking by Simon Singh, this book reveals the workings of Colossus and the staff at Bletchley Park through personal accounts by those who lived and worked with the computer. Among them is the testimony of Thomas Flowers, who was the architect of Colossus and whose personal account is published here for the first time. |
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| Item Description: | Previously issued in print: 2006. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvi 462 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (black and white). |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780191917936 (ebook) 0191917931 (ebook) |