A dead pigeon pulled out of a man's chimney was found to have a little red capsule attached to its leg, which contained an encoded message from the D-Day landings. Problem is, today's decrypting experts can't crack it. Can your granddad help? Read More >>
There were many fronts of battle in World War II, and military intelligence had a part to play in all of them. Scattered all over the country were bases and labs where spies, analysts and technicians feverishly worked on cracking codes, studying photos, making maps and designing weapons. Here's a list of the five most important: Read More >>
Google’s got a bit of a soft spot for Bletchly Park, known for being the British code-cracking institution of WWII. What you might not realise is that Bletchly was also the birthplace of the modern digital, programmable, electronic computer back in 1942 with Colossus. Google’s put together a beautiful short film looking back on the pioneering work that paved the way for what we all rely on today. Read More >>
Featured comment by Darrell Jones:
"On top of what this did for the modern world in terms of the internet etc, there's also that minor point about it helping to win the War against the N..." More »
That rather grim lump of concrete is one of the country's newest Grade II listed buildings. It's the Block C group of buildings at Bletchley Park, where the Nazi codes were crunched. Read More >>
Google's been hovering around Bletchley for some time, helping with previous fund raising efforts and donating various skills. But now it's just taken the Route 1 approach and handed the Bletchley Trust a massive lump of cash. Read More >>
If you have a passing interest in the life of Alan Turing and the innovations he was responsible for, there's some small way you can help -- signing a petition to have him pardoned of his "crime." Read More >>
Featured comment by Calldean:
"Totally agree that what happened was way out of order - wrong on every level.
But (Had to be one didn't there?) the country is being run into the g..." More »
Full details of the route the Olympic Torch will take as it criss-crosses the country on its way to London 2012 have been revealed, with The Flame set to pass through a part of Milton Keynes known as Bletchley Park. Read More >>
Featured comment by GonZo:
"As long as they keep away from the computer musuem, which is based in the grounds of Bletchley Park. Theres an Amiga 500 there which I am destined to ..." More »
The historic monument known as Bletchley Park has had all sorts of do-gooders rallying for its place in the future, after a lack of funding slid it into a state of neglect. With this £4.6m Heritage Lottery Fund, the old WWII codebreakers' building can be restored and turned into a tourist attraction. Read More >>
Featured comment by jknights:
"Seriously I'd go visit if you think it's something that only kids could benefit from.
If anything adults could learn a lot more, or at least have m..." More »
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