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The role of Colossus and D-Day – a talk at TNMOC

Posted September 3, 2019September 3, 2019by Over Lord

Seventy-five years on from D-Day, information is still coming to light to show the role of Colossus and the breaking of Lorenz, Hitler’s most secret …

Reconstruction of the machine that inspired Colossus unveiled

Posted April 10, 2019April 10, 2019by Over Lord

A reconstruction of the codebreaking machine that inspired Colossus has been unveiled at The National Museum of Computing on Bletchley Park. The unveiling of the …

The Colossus tools of the trade that helped shorten the Second World War

Posted December 4, 2018December 4, 2018by Over Lord

Seventy-five years after the first Colossus was under construction, the original tools and tool bag of an engineer who maintained the code-breaking Colossus computers are …

Block H – one of England’s top ‘Irreplaceable Places’

Posted October 3, 2017October 3, 2017by Over Lord

Block H, now the home of The National Museum of Computing, has been selected as one of England’s ‘irreplaceable places’. Historic England’s Science and Discovery …

The Colossus VR Experience

Posted August 1, 2017June 15, 2018by Over Lord

Remote access to museum displays takes on a new dimension Immersive virtual reality technologies are bringing the story of the world’s first electronic computer Colossus …

Margaret Sale – 25 years at Bletchley Park

Posted October 19, 2016October 19, 2016by Over Lord

This week marks the 25th anniversary of the Save Bletchley Park Campaign and The National Museum of Computing pays tribute to all those campaigners and …

The Breaking of Lorenz

Posted June 6, 2016June 6, 2016by Over Lord

Colossus veterans see the whole process at The National Museum of Computing For the first time ever, all the equipment used in making and breaking …

From encrypt to decrypt – The full Lorenz story

Posted April 8, 2016April 7, 2016by Over Lord

The full story of the pinnacle of Bletchley Park code-breaking from encrypt to decrypt 1940’s cutting edge crypto technology revealed at The National Museum of …

Ada Lovelace Competition winners & Colossus operators

Posted February 2, 2016February 2, 2016by Over Lord

Ada Lovelace competition winners meet operators of Colossus, the world’s first electronic computer Three winners of the Fascinating Ada Competition designed to inspire female students …