Where is Alan Turing's Christopher machine now?
Where is Alan Turing's Christopher machine now?
A working reconstruction of one of the most famous wartime machines is now on display at The National Museum of Computing.
Is Enigma a true story?
Plot. The story, loosely based on actual events, takes place in March 1943, when the Second World War was at its height.
Did Alan Turing invent the computer?
Alan Turing was one of the most influential British figures of the 20th century. In 1936, Turing invented the computer as part of his attempt to solve a fiendish puzzle known as the Entscheidungsproblem.
What did the Bombe machine decode?
An American-made version of the Bombe, a machine developed in Britain for decrypting messages sent by German Enigma cipher machines during World War II.
Who cracked the Enigma code?
Turing Bletchley's bombes As early as 1943 Turing's machines were cracking a staggering total of 84,000 Enigma messages each month - two messages every minute. Turing personally broke the form of Enigma that was used by the U-boats preying on the North Atlantic merchant convoys. It was a crucial contribution.
