The codebreaker who saved 'millions of lives'

Post by excuse-me » Tue, Jun 19, 2012, 2:55 PM UTC

ajuc wrote: post #3

Would be nice to mention the whole effort, not only Turing. Like the fact that Poles were reading Enigma encrypted messages before the WW2, and send all information they aquired to France and Great Brittain. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptanalysis_of_the_Enigma#Pol... I mean - Turing was brilliant, but why everybody only tell the story from the middle ?

Post by TazeTSchnitzel » Tue, Jun 19, 2012, 4:11 PM UTC

excuse-me wrote: post #20

rmc wrote: post #16

It's a shame that even now, Alan Turing, since he was gay, wouldn't be allowed to get married in the UK.

Although ironically he would in Germany

Post by TazeTSchnitzel » Tue, Jun 19, 2012, 5:10 PM UTC

excuse-me wrote: post #24

TazeTSchnitzel wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Could he? Germany only has registered/civil unions/partnerships, yes?

Yes, sorry I saw the law that civil partners had exactly the same rights but they did vote down the law calling it marriage

Post by sixothree » Tue, Jun 19, 2012, 5:12 PM UTC

ajuc wrote: post #3

Would be nice to mention the whole effort, not only Turing. Like the fact that Poles were reading Enigma encrypted messages before the WW2, and send all information they aquired to France and Great Brittain. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptanalysis_of_the_Enigma#Pol... I mean - Turing was brilliant, but why everybody only tell the story from the middle ?

Post by rmc » Wed, Jun 20, 2012, 9:28 AM UTC

excuse-me wrote: post #19

pwaring wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It would also be good to extend the mentions beyond just codebreakers, including the Royal Navy personnel who boarded damaged U-boats in order to retrieve code books and other equipment, not knowing if the vessel would sink at any minute.

Are you sure? All that was done by Americans - I saw the movie!