Bletchley Park VIP +London 布萊切利園密碼破譯員 The history of computing devices, and digital electronics in general, saw significant leaps forward during WWII with the development of the American ENIAC and the British Colossus projects. The ENIAC computer, originally designed to calculate artillery firing tables for the US Army, was heralded as a “giant brain” with computational capabilities at least one thousand times faster than existing machines. To this day, ENIAC represents the single biggest speed increase in computer technology. The super-secret Colossus machines are even more fun to study. Used to rapidly find key combinations for code breaking, the ten Colossi were the first-ever “programmable” computers using optical tape readers. The British were understandably concerned about the new computers falling into the wrong hands, so Winston Churchill ordered them destroyed and blueprints burned. However, historians worked with the original designers to painstakingly duplicate the specifications, and a functioning replica of Colossus number 9 went online in 2007. Sample Itinerary... Monday - Friday 08:30 Depart Oxford rendezvous 10:00 Arrive Bletchley Park The National Museum of Computing Morning tea/coffee served Commence seminar 12:30 Buffet lunch is served 13:30 Private guided tour of The National Museum of Computing 15:00 Afternoon tea served at The Bletchley Park Mansion 15:30 Private guided tour of The Codebreakers Museum 17:00 Depart for "The Killingworth Castle Inn" Glympton Road Wootton Oxfordshire OX20 1EJ 18:00 Drinks reception at the bar The Yubberton Brewing Company is currently producing Yubby and Yawnie bitter exclusively for The Killingworth Castle Inn There is also an extensive wine list and range of guest ales available 18:30 Three course dinner is served Freshly cooked food prepared from locally sourced produce. 20:00 Transfer from The Killingworth Castle, Wooton to Oxford rendezvous 20:30 Arrive Oxford rendezvous Please contact us for further information. Templeton Events Limited The Gallery Grosvenor Waterside London SW1W 8QN +44 (0)20 7259 0600 enquiries@TempletonEvents.com www.TempletonEventManagement.com

• published: 01 Sep 2014
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