Colossus: The secrets of Bletchley Park's code-breaking computers - B. Jack Copeland & Others
Colossus: The secrets of Bletchley Park's code-breaking computers - B. Jack Copeland & Others
Discover the incredible, long-classified history of Colossus, the world's first fully-functioning electronic digital computer. Built in secret at Bletchley Park during World War II, Colossus played an invaluable role in cracking enemy codes, yet its existence and design were shrouded in secrecy for decades. This book, made possible only by the recent declassification of wartime documents, finally reveals its secrets. It features:
First-hand accounts from the extraordinary staff who worked with Colossus.
The never-before-published personal testimony of Thomas Flowers, the machine's chief architect.
An introductory essay on the history of cryptography by bestselling author Simon Singh.
Explore the inner workings of this remarkable machine, its historical importance, and the profound impact it had on every generation of computing technology that followed. A must-read for anyone interested in code-breaking, WWII history, or the origins of the digital age.
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About the Author
Jack Copeland is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand and Director of the Turing Archive for the History of Computing, and has been studying the history of Bletchley Park since 1992.
He is a contributor to Scientific American and his previous publications include Artificial Intelligence, (Blackwell, 1993), Logic and Reality (OUP, 1996), Turing's Machines (OUP, forthcoming), The Essential Turing (OUP, 2004), and Alan Turing's Automatic Computing Engine (OUP, 2005).
Review
Copeland's book is a masterpiece. ― George Dyson, author of Turing's Cathedral
An engaging book that will be essential reading for historians of twentieth-century technology and warfare. ― Nature
formidably detailed ― Guardian
compelling compilation ― New Scientist
480 printed pages

