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Researcher who revealed secrets of Colossus awarded honorary fellowship by TNMOC

Posted February 5, 2020February 5, 2020by Over Lord

Professor Brian Randell, distinguished computer scientist and computer historian, has been awarded the 2020 Honorary Fellowship by The National Museum of Computing (TNMOC). Professor Randell’s …

Reliving Britain’s heyday in 1980s home computing at TNMOC

Posted January 21, 2020by Over Lord

The heyday of British home computing in the 1980s is the focus of a pop-up display at The National Museum of Computing on the Bletchley …

Heritage inspires future cyber talent through TNMOC-Qufaro partnership

Posted January 9, 2020by Over Lord

The coming generation of cyber-security specialists will benefit from the announcement by The National Museum of Computing (TNMOC) that Qufaro is its exclusive Cyber Education …

TNMOC receives a Christmas decluttering gift

Posted December 16, 2019by Over Lord

A crack team of professional organisers descended on The National Museum of Computing to help prepare for the popular family-friendly Winter Bytes Festival. As part …

Bombe team member joins the ranks of Disney, Dolby and Eastman

Posted November 27, 2019November 27, 2019by Over Lord

Paul Kellar, chair of the Bombe team at The National Museum of Computing (TNMOC) on Bletchley Park, has received the highest accolade of the Society …

Learning at the computing museum that brings history alive with the latest tech

Posted November 20, 2019November 20, 2019by Over Lord

A state-of-the-art Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) creation platform is the latest addition to the acclaimed Learning Programme at The National Museum of …

New research fellow at The National Museum of Computing wins prestigious prize for Colossus research

Posted November 12, 2019November 12, 2019by Over Lord

Dr Mark Priestley has been appointed research fellow at The National Museum of Computing on Bletchley Park. His work, which will focus on the early …

Girls’ STEM Day inspires students at TNMOC

Posted November 5, 2019November 5, 2019by Over Lord

One hundred female students were inspired to take up careers in STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) at The National Museum of Computing. Arriving from …

TNMOC’s Turing Test just became tougher

Posted October 16, 2019October 16, 2019by Over Lord

A gifted student has created a brand-new version of the Turing Test that has entertained and intrigued educational groups on the Learning Programme at The …