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Stephen RobertsonPublished On
2020-10-22Page Range
pp. 131-142Print Length
11 pages
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- Stephen Robertson (author)
Chapter of: B C, Before Computers: On Information Technology from Writing to the Age of Digital Data(pp. 131–142)
Another prime mover in the development of computers was cryptography – and in particular the breaking of German military codes during the second world war. It was this activity which really led to the modern computer era.