GCHQ has released never before seen images of Colossus, the UK’s secret code breaking computer credited with helping the Allies win World War Two.
The intelligence agency is publishing them to mark the 80th anniversary of the device’s invention.
It says they “shed new light” on the “genesis and workings of Colossus”, which is considered by many to be the first ever digital computer.
It says they “shed new light” on the “genesis and workings of Colossus”, which is considered by many to be the first ever digital computer.
Anne Keast-Butler, director of GCHQ, said the pictures were a reminder of the “creativity and ingenuity” required to keep the country safe.
“Technological innovation has always been at the centre of our work here at GCHQ, and Colossus is a perfect example of how our staff keep us at the forefront of new technology – even when we can’t talk about it”, she said.
The first Colossus began operating from Bletchley Park, the home of the UK’s codebreakers, in early 1944. By the end of the war there were 10 computers helping to decipher the Nazi messages.
GCHQ has released never before seen images of Colossus, the UK’s secret code breaking computer credited with helping the Allies win World War Two.
It says they “shed new light” on the “genesis and workings of Colossus”, which is considered by many to be the first ever digital computer.
The intelligence agency is publishing them to mark the 80th anniversary of the device’s invention.
It says they “shed new light” on the “genesis and workings of Colossus”, which is considered by many to be the first ever digital computer.
It says they “shed new light” on the “genesis and workings of Colossus”, which is considered by many to be the first ever digital computer.
Anne Keast-Butler, director of GCHQ, said the pictures were a reminder of the “creativity and ingenuity” required to keep the country safe.
“Technological innovation has always been at the centre of our work here at GCHQ, and Colossus is a perfect example of how our staff keep us at the forefront of new technology – even when we can’t talk about it”, she said.
The first Colossus began operating from Bletchley Park, the home of the UK’s codebreakers, in early 1944. By the end of the war there were 10 computers helping to decipher the Nazi messages.
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