--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <jst...@...> wrote:
>
> From Telegraph.com.uk:
>
> Gordon Brown: I'm proud to say sorry to a real war hero
>
> The treatment of code-breaker Alan Turing was utterly unfair, says Gordon
> Brown
>
> By Gordon Brown
> Published: 9:30PM BST 10 Sep 2009
>
> Computer pioneer Alan Turing, who helped crack
> German Enigma codes during WWII This has been a
> year of deep reflection a chance for Britain,
> as a nation, to commemorate the profound debts we
> owe to those who came before. A unique
> combination of anniversaries and events have
> stirred in us that sense of pride and gratitude
> that characterise the British experience. Earlier
> this year, I stood with Presidents Sarkozy and
> Obama to honour the service and the sacrifice of
> the heroes who stormed the beaches of Normandy 65
> years ago. And just last week, we marked the 70
> years which have passed since the British
> government declared its willingness to take up
> arms against fascism and declared the outbreak of
> the Second World War.
>
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Interesting story- Had forgotten about Mr turing and want to add that the
Polish had done a lot of earlier ground work in the effort.
Having worked with this equipment, I would observe that it was a near
miracle that they had any sucess at all.
