Colossus :: the secrets of Bletchley Park's codebreaking computers /

Shrouded in secrecy until very recently, Colossus was the world's first fully-functioning electronic computer, built during the Second World War and used at Bletchley Park to crack the codes of high-level Nazi communications. This book contains fascinating accounts of Colossus, of code-breaking...

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Weitere Verfasser: Copeland, B. Jack, 1950-
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
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Zusammenfassung:Shrouded in secrecy until very recently, Colossus was the world's first fully-functioning electronic computer, built during the Second World War and used at Bletchley Park to crack the codes of high-level Nazi communications. This book contains fascinating accounts of Colossus, of code-breaking, and of the extraordinary role played by the staff of Bletchley Park in WWII - including personal recollections by those who designed and built Colossus, recently declassified information, and historical essays considering its impact on the generations of computing technology that followed. - ;At last -
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xvi, 462 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 419-451) and index.
ISBN:1429421517
9781429421515
0191513156
9780191513152