Witness History: World War Two history - Colossus: the World's First Electronic Computer

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In February 1944, the world's first electronic computer began attacking encrypted Nazi messages, from the secret British codebreaking centre at Bletchley Park. Hear from one of the engineers tasked with building and maintaining Colossus during World War Two.

Published on Wednesday, 5th February 2014.

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