Items related to The Colossus Computer 1943-1996: How It Helped to Break...
The Colossus Computer 1943-1996: How It Helped to Break the German Lorenz Cipher in WWII - Softcover
Synopsis
Book by Sale, Tony
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
Search results for The Colossus Computer 1943-1996: How It Helped to Break...
Stock Image
The Colossus Computer (1943-1996): And How it Helped to Break the German Lorenz Cipher in WWII
Published by
M.& M.Baldwin, Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire, 2011
ISBN 10: 0947712364
ISBN 13: 9780947712365
Used
Stapled Wrappers
First Edition
Seller: Antiquarius Booksellers, Falkland, BC, Canada
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
Stapled Wrappers. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Colossus was the world's first programmable, electronic, digital computer, designed by Tommy Flowers to break the German Lorenz cipher SZ42 during WWII. By using 2,500 thermionic valves, it automated labor-intensive statistical methods, allowing codebreakers at Bletchley Park to read high-level strategic German messages quickly. This is a brief booklet detailing its history, iys destruction, and eventually its rebuilding. 20pp, ikllustrated. Ships via Canada Post Lettermail, very inexpensive. Seller Inventory # 060938
Buy Used
US$ 15.00
US$ 12.50 shipping
Ships from Canada to U.S.A.
Ships from Canada to U.S.A.
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
The Colossus Computer 1943-1996 and How it Helped to Break the German Lorenz Cipher in WWII [signed]
Published by
M & M Baldwin, Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire, 1998
ISBN 10: 0947712364
ISBN 13: 9780947712365
Used
Soft cover
Signed
Seller: Riverby Books, Fredericksburg, VA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Staple-bound softcover. Green covers clean; binding tight. Former price sticker of £3.00 on rear. Title page dated 1998. Copyright page dated 1998. 17 pages. Black and white photographs in the text. Signed on title page by Tony Sale, dated 2003. Overall very good condition. This volume comes from the Aviation collection of Prof. Chris Sterling. Sterling spent his lifetime teaching, writing, and collecting books on civil and military aviation. We are proud to house his Aviation collection, part of the extensive library which is his legacy. Please email with questions or to request photos. Note: if there is a photo beside this listing, it's a STOCK photo that ABE put there (for reasons that we cannot understand or control) and might not match this actual book. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # Aviation-125
Stock Image
The Colossus Computer 1943-1996: How It Helped to Break the German Lorenz Cipher in WWII
Seller: Henffordd Books, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Slight rubbing to edges otherwise in very good condition. Next day dispatch by Royal Mail in sturdy, recyclable packaging. 1000's of satisfied customers! Please contact us with any enquiries. Seller Inventory # 022756
Buy Used
US$ 27.24
US$ 26.53 shipping
Ships from United Kingdom to U.S.A.
Ships from United Kingdom to U.S.A.
Quantity: 1 available