Colossus Pdf

Edition: Reprint
Release: 2010-04-30
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Binding: Paperback
ISBN/ASIN: 0199578141



Colossus: The secrets of Bletchley Park's code-breaking computers

The American ENIAC is customarily regarded as the first electronic computer. Free download Colossus books collection in PDF, EPUB, FB2, MOBI, and TXT formats. In this fascinating volume, Jack Copeland rewrites the history of computer science, arguing that in reality Colossus--the giant computer built in Bletchley Park by the British secret service during World War II--predates ENIAC by two years. Until very recently, much about the Colossus machine was shrouded in secrecy, largely because the code-breaking algorithms employed during World War II remained in use by the British security services until a short time ago. Copeland has brought together memoirs of veterans of Bletchley Park--the top-secret headquarters of Britain's secret service--and others who draw on the wealth of declassified information to illuminate the crucial role Colossus played during World War II. A must read for anyone curious about code-breaking or World War II espionage, Colossus offers a fascinating insider's account of the world's first giant computer, the great-great-grandfather of the massive computers used today by the CIA and the National Security Agency. Best deals ebooks download Colossus on amazon. Colossus: The secrets of Bletchley Park's code-breaking computers with free ebook downloads available via rapidshare, mediafire, 4shared, and hotfile.

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