Code Breaking at Bletchley Park

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Memorial details

Memorial type

Board / Plaque / Tablet

District

Town

County

Country

Commemoration

Second World War (1939-1945)

Ceremony

Unveiled
Date: April 2003
Attended by:

Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

99227

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Current location

In the front porch of the Manor
Bletchley Park Museum Manor
Jasmine Way
Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes
Buckinghamshire
MK3 6EB
England

OS Grid Ref: SP 86403 33868
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

Commemorative plaque dedicated to the codebreaking work done at locus which shortened the war and saved lives.

Inscription

IEEE MILESTONE IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING/ AND COMPUING/ CODE-BREAKING AT BLETCHLEY PARK DURING WORLD WAR II, 1939-1945/ ON THIS SITE DURING THE 1939 - 1945 WORLD WAR, 12,000 MEN AND WOMEN BROKE THE GERMAN/ LORENZ AND ENIGMA CIPHERS, AS WELL AS JAPANESE AND ITALIAN CODES AND CIPHERS. THEY/ USED INNOVATIVE MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS AND WERE ASSISTED BY TWO COMPUTING MACHINES/ DEVELOPED HERE BY TEAMS LED BY ALAN TURING: THE ELECTRO-MECHANICAL BOMBE DEVELOPED/ WITH GORDON WELCHMAN, AND THE ELECTRIC COLOSSUS DESIGNED BY TOMMY FLOWERS. THESE/ ACHIEVEMENTS GREATLY SHORTENED THE WAR, THEREBY SAVING COUNTLESS LIVES./

Inscription legible?

yes

Commemorations

Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 3
Served and returned: 3
Died: 0
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Plaque
Measurements: height 609mm, width 460mm
Materials: Wood

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Sponsorship

Private
Details: Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers

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