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Bletchley code breaker Betty Webb dies aged 101

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496 points danso | 1 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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jefc1111 ◴[01 Apr 25 19:41 UTC] No.43550620[source]▶
This is a great book and touches on the subject you mention https://simonsingh.net/books/the-code-book/
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1. hermitcrab ◴[01 Apr 25 20:59 UTC] No.43551268[source]▶
Having read this book, I set some codes for my son to break. Each code, once broken, told him the location of the next coded message. And they got progressively harder. It was a fun challenge.