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_c11.99 GBP
100 1 _aCOPELAND B. Jack (editor.)
245 _aColossus :
_bthe secrets of Bletchley Park's code-breaking computers /
_cedited by B. Jack Copeland.
260 _aOxford:
_bOxford University Press ,
_c2010.
300 _axvi, 462 pages, [16] p. of plates : ill., ports ; 24 cm.
520 _aWith 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.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
650 _aCOMPUTERS
_xGREAT BRITAIN
_xHISTORY
650 _aCRYTOGRAPHY
_xGREAT BRITAIN
_xHISTORY
650 _aSECOND WORLD WAR
_xCODE BREAKING
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