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    Bletchley Park is located in Buckinghamshire, and during World War Two, was Britain’s main code breaking centre. Several German codes from the Enigma and Lorenz machines were decoded here. Many historians, after a lot of research, have come to the conclusion that the intelligence produced by the workers at Bletchley Park shortened World War Two by 2– 4 years! In addition, without these codes having been figured out, the outcome of the war could have been different. Alan Turing was one of Bletchley Park’s engineers, and is commonly thought of as the Father of Computing {ICT}, and was a pioneer in the subject. {One of the first people to explore this aspect}. From early on in his life, Turing spent his time acquiring knowledge on sciences and…

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    20th Century Enigma

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    Previously, the Polish had broken Army and Air Force codes, but they were not able to break the naval codes. With the invasion of Poland looming, the Poles and the English met in a secret conference. Then, the Poles gave their secrets to the English, since they were allies. The English then launched Bletchley Park (Breaking Enigma) (Numberphile). At Bletchley Park, there was an important policy that stated the workers could not mention their work to anyone, and that violation of this policy was…

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    Stationed at Bletchley Park in Hut 8, he is accompanied by his fellow cryptologists and colleague Joan Clarke, who is played by Keira Knightley. 'Enigma ' was a highly complex device used by the Nazi Germans to send encrypted code messages throughout the world prior and during World War II. The device was so instrumental to Hitler 's early dominance because nobody except the Germans knew how to read and decipher the messages during the early folds of the…

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    Alan Turing

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    Later that, Turing moved to Princeton University to study for a PH. D in mathematical logic. Code Breaking: In 1938, Turing joined the Government Code and Cypher School and when the outbreak of war happened with Germany in September 1939, they moved headquarters to Bletchley Park, Buckinghamshire. A few weeks beforehand, the Polish government had given France and Britain details of their successes against enigma which was used by Germans to encipher it’s military and naval signals. In 1932, a…

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    instead made the Turing-complete. Turing had the first designs and assumptions of what the modern computer would have been capable of. With the format of the Turing-complete, Charles Babbage was able to invent the first mechanical computer. With Babbage's invention from Turing's significance, we are now able to solve any mathematic problem with a computer. Alan Turing's mathematical contributions not only supported people back then, but it also contributes to people nowadays. His…

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    Who Is Allen Clark

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    However he feels team ates will only slow him down, and after taking control of the group he starts by firing two men who he feels are inadequate for the job. His next step is to find new people to fill there positions by putting out a cross word puzzle to fish for canidates. Jone Clark becomes a part of the group along with another man. The story then flashes back to Allen's childhood where his good friend introduces him to cryptography. Jone decides that she doesn't want to work for the…

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    Who is Hal Clement and why would he make the statement that "in hard sf the universe itself is the antagonist"? In order to understand both Hal Clement, his statement referencing hard science fiction and the universe, it was critical to begin my research and analysis with background information on author Hal Clement, before explaining his statement and the relationship to the theme of “The Cold Equation.” Harry Clement Stubbs, a man of multiple names, used the name Hal Clement when he wrote…

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    reposes the machine, but Alan would not let that happen so he pleaded with the officials to not take it. They would not listen. But when the rest of his team came and confirmed that without the machine they could not crack the code. The officials left the machine their and gave them six months to crack the code or they would come back. Once his team admitted that the machine was much faster and better than they were, they all began to work together to upgrade and improve the machine. When all…

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    Allen Turing. Cracker of the enigma code, father of computer science, and if brought into the 21st century as my classmate in the Arts & Science Program, my best friend. You see, Allen Turing and I have much in common; we both are interested in technology, both have a fondness for biology, and both enjoy riddles. This would lead us to originally bonding over our shared interests. However, after a few weeks of being friends, we would become closer due to our shared experience going through the…

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    Alan Turing was misunderstood, to say the least. The man we now regard as the father of modern computer science was heavily criticized and discouraged during his life for various reasons. Nonetheless, Turing was an incomparable mathematician way ahead of his time, and he made major contributions to the math and technology fields, helping win World War II and creating a path for modern computers to become a reality. We recognize him today with great honor and respect, but throughout his lifetime,…

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