Colossus was a set of computers developed by British codebreakers in the years 1943–1945 [1] to help in the cryptanalysis of the Lorenz cipher. Colossus used thermionic valves (vacuum …

Colossus, the first large-scale electronic computer, which went into operation in 1944 at Britain’s wartime code-breaking headquarters at Bletchley Park.

The Colossus was built before ENIAC, but due to the highly classified nature of the work that went on at Bletchley Park, the plans were destroyed and those who had worked on it were sworn to …

Colossus, the world's first electronic computer, had a single purpose: to help decipher the Lorenz-encrypted (Tunny) messages between Hitler and his generals during World War II.

The machine that was code named "Tunny" by the British. The Germans used it to code secret teleprinter communications. It was not seen by the Allies until the end of WWII when they …

Jan 18, 2024 · Today we have released a series of rare and never-before-seen images of Colossus, in celebration of the 80th anniversary of the code-breaking computer that played a …

Colossus was an electronic digital computer, built during WWII from over 1700 valves (tubes). It was used to break the codes of the German Lorenz SZ-40 cipher machine that was used by …

The Colossus design arose out of a parallel project that produced a less-ambitious counting machine dubbed "Heath Robinson". Although the Heath Robinson machine proved the …

They were dismantled in 1960. After the war, the Colossus computers and their success remained top secret for decades. No one knew about the Colossus, and for many years, the American …

Nov 1, 2004 · PDF | The British Colossus computer was one of the most important tools in the wartime effort to break German codes.