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SUMMARY:Alan Turing and the Enigma Machine - Dr James Grime\, Millennium M
 athematics Project\, University of Cambridge
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DESCRIPTION:Alan Turing was one of our great 20th century mathematicians\,
  and a pioneer of computer science. However\, he may best be remembered as
  one of the leading code breakers of Bletchley Park during World War II. T
 uring's brilliant insights and mathematical mind helped to break Enigma\, 
 the apparently unbreakable code used by the German military. This talk by 
 Dr James Grime presents a history of both Alan Turing and the Enigma ciphe
 r\, leading up to this fascinating battle of man against machine - includi
 ng a full demonstration of an original WWII Enigma Machine!\n\nHow to book
 :\n\nThe talk is free and all are welcome (aged 16+ only)\, but please pre
 -book tickets online at:\n\nhttp://enigma-june13.eventbrite.co.uk/\n\nThis
  talk will be aimed at an interested non-specialist adult audience\, but i
 s also open to sixth-form students aged 16+.\n\nAbout the speaker:\n\nDr J
 ames Grime is a mathematician and public speaker who works for the Millenn
 ium Mathematics Project at the University of Cambridge. He can be mostly f
 ound touring the UK\, and the world\, giving talks about the history and m
 athematics of codes and code breaking as part of our Enigma Project. He is
  also a celebrated popular maths presenter on YouTube.
LOCATION:Centre for Mathematical Sciences\, Cambridge CB3 0WA
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