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1985. MBE. 1987. Mavis Lilian Batey, MBE (née Lever; 5 May 1921 – 12 November 2013), was a British code-breaker during World War II. She was one of the leading female codebreakers at Bletchley Park. [1] She later became a historian of gardening, who campaigned to save historic parks and gardens, and an author. [2]
John William Jamieson Herivel (29 August 1918 – 18 January 2011) [1] was a British science historian and World War II codebreaker at Bletchley Park. [2] As a codebreaker concerned with Cryptanalysis of the Enigma, Herivel is remembered chiefly for the discovery of what was soon dubbed the Herivel tip or Herivelismus.
1941–1945. Awards. Legion d'Honneur. MBE. Charlotte Elizabeth Webb, MBE ( née Vine-Stevens; born 13 May 1923) [1] was an English codebreaker [2] who worked at Bletchley Park during World War II at the age of 18. [3] [4] [5] Starting in 1941 she joined the British Auxiliary Territorial Service. [6] She said, of joining the top-secret mission ...
Psychological pricing (also price ending or charm pricing) is a pricing and marketing strategy based on the theory that certain prices have a psychological impact. In this pricing method, retail prices are often expressed as just-below numbers: numbers that are just a little less than a round number, e.g. $19.99 or £2.98. [1]
The Codebreakers – The Story of Secret Writing ( ISBN 0-684-83130-9) is a book by David Kahn, published in 1967, comprehensively chronicling the history of cryptography from ancient Egypt to the time of its writing. The United States government attempted to have the book altered before publication, and it succeeded in part.
Max Newman. Maxwell Herman Alexander Newman, FRS, [1] (7 February 1897 – 22 February 1984), generally known as Max Newman, was a British mathematician and codebreaker. His work in World War II led to the construction of Colossus, [6] the world's first operational, programmable electronic computer, and he established the Royal Society ...
Enigma is a 2001 espionage thriller film directed by Michael Apted from a screenplay by Tom Stoppard. The script was adapted from the 1995 novel Enigma by Robert Harris, about the Enigma codebreakers of Bletchley Park in the Second World War . Although the story is highly fictionalised, the process of encrypting German messages during World War ...
Release. 21 November 2011. ( 2011-11-21) Codebreaker, also known as Britain's Greatest Codebreaker, is a 2011 television docudrama aired on Channel 4 about the life of Alan Turing. The film had a limited release in the U.S. beginning on 17 October 2012. The story is told as a discussion between Alan Turing and his psychiatrist Dr. Franz Greenbaum.
The Code-Breakers. The Code-Breakers is a two-part (2x22') BBC World documentary on free open-source software (FOSS) and computer programming that started on BBC World TV on 10 May 2006. It investigates how poor countries are using FOSS applications for economic development, and includes stories and interviews from around the world.
A codebreaker is a person who performs cryptanalysis. Codebreaker or Code breaker may also refer to: The Codebreakers, a 1967 book on history of cryptography by David Kahn. Code:Breaker, a 2008 manga by Akimine Kamijyo. Code Breakers (film), a 2005 American TV film about West Point. The Code-Breakers, a 2006 British documentary film about software.