Rebuilding the Colossus of the Modern World
- đ¤ Speaker: Tony Sale, Hon Fellow of the British Computer Society
- đ Date & Time: Monday 18 February 2008, 19:30 - 21:00
- đ Venue: Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College
Abstract
The World’s first electronic digital programmable computer has been painstakingly rebuilt at Bletchley Park, where it was vital for decoding intercepted messages enciphered on the Lorenz SZ40 and SZ42 machines.
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Tony Sale, Hon Fellow of the British Computer Society
Monday 18 February 2008, 19:30-21:00