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Gordon Welchman: Bletchley Park´s Architect of Ultra Intelligence
Joel Greenberg
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Paperback. The untold story of one of Bletchley Park's less-celebrated geniuses. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16 pages of plates. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; JWKF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
'A magnificent biography which finally provides recognition to one of Bletchley's and Britain's lost heroes.' Michael Smith. The Official Secrets Act and the passing of time have prevented the Bletchley Park story from being told by many of its key participants. Here at last is a book which allows some of them to speak for the first time. Gordon Welchman was one of the Park's most important figures. Like Turing, his pioneering work was fundamental to the success of Bletchley Park and helped pave the way for the birth of the digital age. Yet, his story is largely unknown to ... Read more
'A magnificent biography which finally provides recognition to one of Bletchley's and Britain's lost heroes.' Michael Smith. The Official Secrets Act and the passing of time have prevented the Bletchley Park story from being told by many of its key participants. Here at last is a book which allows some of them to speak for the first time. Gordon Welchman was one of the Park's most important figures. Like Turing, his pioneering work was fundamental to the success of Bletchley Park and helped pave the way for the birth of the digital age. Yet, his story is largely unknown to ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Barnsley, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781473885257
SKU
V9781473885257
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About Joel Greenberg
Dr Joel Greenberg is an author and historian. He received his PhD in Numerical Mathematics from the University of Manchester (UMIST) in 1973. He worked for the Open University for over 33 years, and held a number of senior management positions at Director level. He has written the authorised biographies of two key figures in the ... Read more
Reviews for Gordon Welchman: Bletchley Park´s Architect of Ultra Intelligence
There have been several books about what went on at Bletchley Park in the past few years, in fact there is another title from Pen and Sword on this page, concerning the amazing exploits of Jenny Nater. There is no doubt that the most high profile of these operatives was Alan Turing, who featured in the recent brilliant film The ... Read more