UK Snubs Support for Home of WWII Enigma
Here we go again. Bletchley Park continues to get little love. Here we have what is basically one on of the birthplaces of modern computing. On top of that, the group of people that worked here, along with their US partners in Building 26, did more to shorten WWII and save countless lives than just about any other group. Makes your life as a military leader a whole lot easier when you know what your counterpart is up to.
It seems now that the UK will not give Bletchley Park the same status as Imperial War Museum.
“We have no plans at present to associate it with the Imperial War Museum,” Lord Davies said. “The House is all too well aware of the significance of designating any area in association with a museum of that rank, but I want to give an assurance that Bletchley Park will continue to develop under the resources made available to it.”
OK, I know I’m a little biased because I’m a history buff, but I’m also aware of the history of my profession. Without these two groups of scientists, we might not have the same level of computing we have today. This is where Alan Turing (of Turing Machine fame) cut his chops.
Let’s not forget about these people and what they did. I know it was super-secret, but it was almost 70 years ago now.
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