{"product_id":"colossus-9780199578146","title":"Colossus","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): B. Jack (Professor of Philosophy at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand, and Director of the Turing Archive for the History of Computing) Copeland\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Wars \u0026amp; Conflicts - World War II - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe American ENIAC is customarily regarded as the first electronic computer. In this fascinating volume, Jack Copeland rewrites the history of computer science, arguing that in reality Colossus--the giant computer built in Bletchley Park by the British secret service during World War II--predates ENIAC by two years. Until very recently, much about the Colossus machine was shrouded in secrecy, largely because the code-breaking algorithms employed during World War II remained in use by the British security services until a short time ago. Copeland has brought together memoirs of veterans of Bletchley Park--the top-secret headquarters of Britain's secret service--and others who draw on the wealth of declassified information to illuminate the crucial role Colossus played during World War II. A must read for anyone curious about code-breaking or World War II espionage, \u003cem\u003eColossus\u003c\/em\u003e offers a fascinating insider's account of the world's first giant computer, the great-great-grandfather of the massive computers used today by the CIA and the National Security Agency.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45321010348183,"sku":"9780199578146","price":1589.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780199578146.webp?v=1769288722","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/colossus-9780199578146","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}