wlrush@water.waterloo.edu (Wenchantress Wench Wendall) (09/28/89)
University of Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K. will speak on
``Code-breaking Computers in Britain in World War II.''
DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE
UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO
SEMINAR ACTIVITIES
HISTORY OF COMPUTING SEMINAR
-Monday, October 2, 1989
Professor Brian Randell, Computing Laboratory,
University of Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K. will speak on
``Code-breaking Computers in Britain in World War II.''
TIME: 2:30 p.m.
ROOM: DC 1302
ABSTRACT
An account will be given of
(i) two World War II German cipher machines, namely the
now-famous Enigma and the less well-known Lorenz
SZ40/42 (referred to by the Allies as the "Fish"
machine), and
(ii) of the code-breaking machines - which included the
Colossus, arguably the world's first electronic
digital computer - that were developed in great
secrecy in Britain for use against the Enigma and
Fish machines.
Reception to follow in DC 1301.
All are welcome!