By Kate Quinn Halfway through this, I knew it was destined to be one of my favorite books. Even though I've read countless books about code breaking and cracking the Enigma, I learned much more through this book about the varied efforts of Bletchley Park. I can't recall a story where deciphering codes carried so... Continue Reading →
Loving the Enigma
Few inventions have ever been as appropriately named as The Enigma, the message-encoding machine created by the Nazis in WWII. Clunky, heavy, and ridiculous-looking, it was also amazingly advanced for its time. This analog, typewriter-driven machine was the closest thing to a computer that had ever been created. Picture a wooden box full of heavy metal... Continue Reading →
