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Oxford University Press, USA, Date: 2006. Hardcover. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. 2006. Oxford University Press, USA ISBN 019284055X 9780192840554 [US]

Oxford University Press, Date: 2006 8vo (24 cm), XVI, 462 pp. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket (minor shelf-wear). "This is a history of Colossus, the world's first fully-functioning electronic digital computer. Colossus was used during the Second World War at the Government Code and Cypher School at Bletchley Park, where it played an invaluable role cracking enemy codes. Until very recently, much about the Colossus machine was shrouded in secrecy, largely because the codes that were employed remained in use by the British security services until a short time ago. This book has only become possible due to the recent declassification in the US of wartime documents. With an introductory essay on cryptography and the history of code-breaking by Simon Singh, this book reveals the workings of Colossus and the extraordinary staff at Bletchley Park through personal accounts by those who lived and worked with the computer. Among them is the testimony of Thomas Flowers, who was the architect of Colossus and whose personal account, written shortly before he died, is published here for the first time. Other essays consider the historical importance of this remarkable machine, and its impact on the generations of computing technology that followed." (from the blurb) 2006. Oxford University Press ISBN 019284055X 9780192840554 [PL]

ISBN10: 019284055X, ISBN13: 9780192840554, [publisher: Oxford University Press] Hardcover 8vo (24 cm), XVI, 462 pp. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket (minor shelf-wear). "This is a history of Colossus, the world's first fully-functioning electronic digital computer. Colossus was used during the Second World War at the Government Code and Cypher School at Bletchley Park, where it played an invaluable role cracking enemy codes. Until very recently, much about the Colossus machine was shrouded in secrecy, largely because the codes that were employed remained in use by the British security services until a short time ago. This book has only become possible due to the recent declassification in the US of wartime documents. With an introductory essay on cryptography and the history of code-breaking by Simon Singh, this book reveals the workings of Colossus and the extraordinary staff at Bletchley Park through personal accounts by those who lived and worked with the computer. Among them is the testimony of Thomas Flowers, who was the architect of Colossus and whose personal account, written shortly before he died, is published here for the first time. Other essays consider the historical importance of this remarkable machine, and its impact on the generations of computing technology that followed." (from the blurb)
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Oxford Univ Pr, Date: 2006. Hardcover. New. illustrated edition. 480 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.50 inches. 2006. Oxford Univ Pr ISBN 019284055X 9780192840554 [GB]

Oxford University Press 2006-05-04 Hardcover New Size: 8x6x1; New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!