Last week I at long last paid a visit to Bletchley Park, the centre of codebreaking efforts for the British during World War II and the birthplace of modern computing. The picture here shows the reconstructed Colossus Mk II, the world's first semi-programmable digital electronic computer, which helped to crack the Lorentz cipher used by the German High Command.
For a geek like me, standing in front of this as it whirred and clicked was a near-religious experience! The Bletchley Park huts are well worth a visit for anyone interested in cryptography or military history, and the existence of Colossus and The National Museum of Computing on site is the icing on the cake.
My photos of the day are available for viewing as a Flickr set or slideshow.
