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Note for visitors to London from abroad: It's super easy to get to Bletchley Park from London. I think it took me something like 90 minutes total to get from my
by minimax 13y ago
Note for visitors to London from abroad: It's super easy to get to Bletchley Park from London. I think it took me something like 90 minutes total to get from my hotel in central London to Bletchley park on the train. The staff is well informed and very helpful. They have working replicas of the bombe and colossus machines. It's all very cool. Highly recommended if you have half a day to kill in London.
- aardvark179 13y agoThey're also building a replica EDSAC. http://www.tnmoc.org/special-projects/edsac http://www.tnmoc.org/special-projects/edsac
- Dale1 13y agohttp://www.bletchleypark.org.uk/ http://www.bletchleypark.org.uk/ Is the website too. Like has been said it's easy to get to and worth the trip if you're into the history of computer science. I went a year ago and it was very inspirational and the perfect antidote to startup BS and all that NSA stuff. Around the time i went i was reading a book about the history of cryptography and it was great linking everything together! It's just a shame Alan was treated the way he was although the letter from Gordon Brown PM in the main museum is definitely worth a look for any LGBT history guru!
- at-fates-hands 13y agoWhat was the name of the book you were reading? One of the better books I read was by David Kahn "The Codebreakers: The Story of Secret Writing" I love cryptography and am always looking for good books on the subject.
- willvarfar 13y agoThe Code Book by Simon Singh is one of the best intros, I think. It covers a lot more than Bletchley, but it gives Bletchley really good coverage and context. A friend of mine built an enigma machine based on the description and wiring diagrams in the book: http://williamedwardscoder.tumblr.com/post/19946053957/enigma-spreadsheet http://williamedwardscoder.tumblr.com/post/19946053957/enigm...
- Angostura 13y agoIt's all changed since a year ago. Bletchley guides are no longer allowed to show you the computers, you have to buy tickets specifically for the National Computer Museum http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/01/28/bletchley_park_sacks_elderly_volunteers/ http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/01/28/bletchley_park_sacks...
- thezoid 13y agoWhile in the UK over Christmas that was a plan though because of all the flooding and bad weather my partner and I decided against it since we didn't want to lose our last day in bad transit. If I can recall it's something like a 45 minute train ride from Euston station to Bletchley.
- Angostura 13y agoNote also that you want tickets for the National Computer Museum as astonishingly, Bletchley Park no longer includes it on the tour. Bletchley are behaving like arses, in my opinion http://www.zdnet.com/national-computer-museum-downgraded-by-bletchley-park-7000025636/ http://www.zdnet.com/national-computer-museum-downgraded-by-...