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Bletchley code breaker Betty Webb dies aged 101

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496 points danso | 3 comments | 01 Apr 25 12:55 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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billfruit ◴[01 Apr 25 15:44 UTC] No.43548168[source]▶
Any good book that delves into the detail of the code breaking done at Bletchley park?
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1. AndrewOMartin ◴[01 Apr 25 18:42 UTC] No.43550107[source]▶
The Hut 6 Story, goes into enough detail that Gordon Welchman (Simply put, Turing's boss) lost his security clearance. If you care about the human side, but are keen to take on the details there's no better book possible.
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2. louthy ◴[01 Apr 25 22:56 UTC] No.43552156[source]▶
Another vote for The Hut Six Story.

The title includes ‘Six’ not ‘6’ (not that it should trip up a search algo, but you never know)

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3. mprovost ◴[02 Apr 25 08:49 UTC] No.43554788[source]▶
Apparently some computers still aren't able to crack the simplest encryption schemes.