5/10/2023 0 Comments Cryptonomicon![]() Early designs of the digital computer are ascribed to Waterhouse, including an extraordinary type of RAM using organ pipes. As it is a novel, the author takes many liberties, and we are introduced to two fictional cryptologists and friends of Turing - Rudy von Hacklbacker and Lawrence Pritchard Waterhouse. ![]() For those interested in the mechanics of the Enigma machine, the novel contains by far the best explanation of its working that I have read. In the historical strand, various fictional and real characters (principally Alan Turing) are involved in the code-breaking effort at Bletchley Park and elsewhere. ![]() I have not seen a novel reviewed in these pages before, but this one seems worthy of bringing to a wider audience, and I feel that the readership of C Vu might be a good target.Ĭoncerns itself with two principal timelines the first is the Second World War from just prior to Pearl Harbour, and the second is the present day. ![]() For an all round good read and, for most of us, a chance to learn something into the bargain, this book is hard to beat. ![]()
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