• DocumentCode
    994731
  • Title

    Early Work on Computers at Bletchley

  • Author

    Good, I.J.

  • Volume
    1
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1979
  • Firstpage
    38
  • Lastpage
    48
  • Abstract
    Pioneering work on computers was carried out at Bletchley, England, during World War II, for the cryptanalysis of the messages enciphered on the German cryptographic machines, the Enigma and the Geheimschreiber. The work is discussed and thumbnail sketches of some of the people involved are included. The account is written in an autobiographical spirit, but some references to other sources are given.
  • Keywords
    Cryptography; History; Machine intelligence; Magnetic heads; Military computing; Physics computing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Annals of the History of Computing
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0164-1239
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MAHC.1979.10011
  • Filename
    4392881