Peter Martin, right, is joining celebrations to mark the 80th anniversary of the Colossus code-breaking computer used in WW2 The family of an electrical engineer said it was "really quite ...

Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. The world's first large-scale, electronic programmable computer was created to do one job - crack Hitler ...

Code- and cipher-breaking have been in operation for centuries. However, cryptanalysis – the art of deciphering encoded messages – took on a new importance during WW2 as British boffins strived to ...