A history of Colossus, the world's first fully-functioning electronic computer--the computer that broke the Nazi codes
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Jack Copeland is a Reader in Philosophy and Director of the Turing Project at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand. A contributor to Scientific American, his books include Turing's Machines, Artificial Intelligence, and The Essential Turing.
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Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. At last - the secrets of Bletchley Park's powerful codebreaking computers. This is a history of Colossus, the world's first fully-functioning electronic digital computer. Colossus was used during the Second World War at the Government Code and Cypher School at Bletchley Park, where it played an invaluable role cracking enemy codes. Until very recently, much about the Colossus machine was shrouded in secrecy, largely because the codes that were employed remained in use by the British security services until a short time ago. This book only became possible due to the declassification in the US of wartime documents. With an introductory essay on cryptography and the history of code-breaking by Simon Singh, this book reveals the workings of Colossus and the extraordinary staff at Bletchley Park through personal accounts by those who lived and worked with the computer. Among them is the testimony of Thomas Flowers, who was the architect of Colossus and whose personal account, written shortly before he died, is published here for the first time. Other essays consider the historical importance of this remarkable machine, and its impact on the generations of computing technology that followed. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Artikel-Nr. GOR003107026
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Zustand: New. 2010. Reprint. Paperback. Shrouded in secrecy until 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 collection of essays delves into code-breaking, personal recollections, and declassified information. Num Pages: 480 pages, various line drawings and 16pp black and white plate section. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWKF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 37. Weight in Grams: 748. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Artikel-Nr. V9780199578146
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Kartoniert / Broschiert. Zustand: New. Shrouded in secrecy until 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 collection of essays delves int. Artikel-Nr. 594428311
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Colossus | The Secrets of Bletchley Park's Code-Breaking Computers | B. Jack Copeland | Taschenbuch | Kartoniert / Broschiert | Englisch | 2010 | Oxford University Press | EAN 9780199578146 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, Postfach:81 03 40, 70567 Stuttgart, vertrieb[at]dbg[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu. Artikel-Nr. 101467808
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