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The Official Secrets Act and the passing of time have prevented the Bletchley Park story from being told by many of its key participants. Here at last is a book which allows some of them to speak for the first time. Gordon Welchman was one of the Park's most important figures. Like Turing, his pioneering work was fundamental to the success of Bletchley Park and helped pave the way for the birth of the digital age. Yet, his story is largely unknown to many. His book, The Hut Six Story, was the first to reveal not only how they broke the codes, but how it was done on an industrial scale. Its publication created such a stir in GCHQ and the NSA that Welchman was forbidden to discuss the book or his wartime work with the media. In order to finally set the record straight, Bletchley Park historian and tour guide Joel Greenberg has drawn on Welchman's personal papers and correspondence with wartime colleagues which lay undisturbed in his son's loft for many years. Packed with fascinating new insights, including Welchman's thoughts on key Bletchley figures and the development of the Bombe machine, this is essential reading for anyone interested in the clandestine activities at Bletchley Park. AUTHOR: Joel Greenberg is an educational technology consultant who researches and writes about Bletchley Park and its role in WWII. His research focuses on how technologies designed and developed there impacted on early computer developments. He is a volunteer supporter of Bletchley Park and a member of its management team. 16 pages of platesProduct Identifiers
PublisherPen & Sword Books LTD
ISBN-139781848327528
eBay Product ID (ePID)179468276
Product Key Features
Number of Pages288 Pages
Publication NameGordon Welchman: Bletchley Park's Architect of Ultra Intelligence
LanguageEnglish
SubjectGovernment, History
Publication Year2014
TypeTextbook
AuthorJoel Greenberg
Subject AreaBiographies & True Stories
Dimensions
Item Height234 mm
Item Width156 mm
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Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorJoel Greenberg