Bletchley Park- Birthplace of Modern Computing

About Bletchley Park: 

• Located near London. 
• During WW II, it became a center of intercepting enemy messages. 
• Known most for deciphering the unbreakable Enigma code.

• The Nazis employed  devices called enigma machines to encrypt their radio transmissions.

• Here, Alan Turing  made Bombe, a device to help decipher German Enigma code. 
• Another machine designed by Tommy Flowers under Max Newman was Colossus to decipher code messages of German high command. 
•  According to Historian FH Hinsley, Bletchley Park’s contribution reduced the length of the war by two years.   

Why in news?

• Recently, the First AI safety summit was held in Bletchley Park.