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| Bletchley Park is a stately home in ] in England, about 50 miles north of ]. | |||
| ⚫ | During ], '''Bletchley Park''' was the site of the ]'s efforts to break Axis ciphers, particularly the ] and ] cyphers used by ]. | ||
| ⚫ | During ], '''Bletchley Park''' was the site of the ]'s efforts to break Axis ciphers, particularly the ] and ] cyphers used by ]. The codename for Bletchley Park was ]; early visitors described themselves as members of ''Captain Ridley's shooting party''. | ||
| ⚫ | Among the famous mathematicians and cryptanalysts working there, perhaps the most influential and best-known was ]. In 1943, the special-purpose electronic computer ] was designed at Bletchley Park. | ||
| ⚫ | Among the famous mathematicians and cryptanalysts working there, perhaps the most influential and best-known was ]. In 1943, the special-purpose electronic computer ] was designed at Bletchley Park. This computer was used to crack the ]. | ||
| At the height of efforts it is thought that more than 10,000 people were working at Bletchley Park during the war. | |||
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| The work at Bletchley Park was not revealed until decades later. | |||
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Bletchley Park is a stately home in Buckinghamshire in England, about 50 miles north of London.
During World War II, Bletchley Park was the site of the United Kingdom's efforts to break Axis ciphers, particularly the Enigma and Lorenz cyphers used by Nazi Germany. The codename for Bletchley Park was Station X; early visitors described themselves as members of Captain Ridley's shooting party.
Among the famous mathematicians and cryptanalysts working there, perhaps the most influential and best-known was Alan Turing. In 1943, the special-purpose electronic computer Colossus was designed at Bletchley Park. This computer was used to crack the Lorenz cypher.
At the height of efforts it is thought that more than 10,000 people were working at Bletchley Park during the war.
The Bletchley Park effort was comparable in influence to other WW II-era technological efforts, such as the development of radar at MIT's Radiation Lab and the Manhattan Project's development of the atomic bomb.
The work at Bletchley Park was not revealed until decades later.