DocumentCode
779861
Title
The Colossus of Bletchley Park
Author
Sale, Tony
Volume
41
Issue
2
fYear
1995
fDate
3/16/1995 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
55
Lastpage
59
Abstract
At Bletchley Park, home of the UK´s top-secret code-breaking activities in the Second World War, work is under way to rebuild Colossus, the machine that helped break the signal traffic of the German High Command. The author describes the origins of this machine and the task of restoring it to working order. The basic design and of operation of Colossus is discussed. Its fate at the end of the war and subsequent restoration progress is discussed
Keywords
codes; decoding; history; Bletchley Park; Colossus; German High Command; code-breaking activities; signal traffic;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
IEE Review
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0953-5683
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/ir:19950205
Filename
385826
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