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Meanwhile, in Bletchley

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  • Started 13 years ago by kaputnik
  • Latest reply from slowcoach

  1. kaputnik
    Moderator

    Bletchley Park restoration project backed by Google

    I quite fancy the job of pedalling the Gugol-trike.

    However I think the caption writer got it a bit wrong when they said it was a "trike towing a trailer", as clearly it's just a trike.

    Posted 13 years ago #
  2. SRD
    Moderator

    Polwarth Voices: 10 September, 7.30pm @ Polwarth Church

    Ann Mitchell (local resident) "My interlude at Bletchley"

    Tickets £5 (includes light supper)

    Ann Mitchell, after graduating in mathematics at Oxford, worked at Bletchley Park from 1943 to 1945, helping to break the top secret German Enigma
    codes.

    In her illustrated talk, Ann will speak about her work and life at Bletchley. There will be an opportunity for
    questions and discussion. The evening, which is
    supporting Bletchley Park Trust, will conclude with a light supper. **BYOB!**

    You can find out more about the Bletchley Park National
    Codes Centre at http://www.bletchleypark.org.uk

    Posted 13 years ago #
  3. chdot
    Admin

    "My interlude at Bletchley"

    That's weird -

    Will there be another one along soon??

    Posted 13 years ago #
  4. Smudge
    Member

    Went to an IET lecture about the Enigma machine a while back, fascinating stuff, I followed the engineering side of it and Mrs Smudge followed the numerical aspects(!)
    I'm sure I remember the lecturer explaining the number of possible combinations available on a three rotor machine with the added plug board as "greater than all the visible stars" :-o
    Also got to look at and press a key on a genuine WW2 machine, which was V cool for a big kid and history fan like me B-)

    Posted 13 years ago #
  5. slowcoach
    Member

    Looks like hard work pedalling "the 'Google trike' – a three wheeled bike" in thisarticle. A BBC report says it weighs "18 stone (114.3kg)".

    Posted 13 years ago #

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