Uncovering the hidden history of codebreaker Emily Anderson
03 May 2023
Kate Gardner reviews Queen of Codes: the Secret Life of Emily Anderson, Britain’s Greatest Female Codebreaker by Jackie Uí Chionna
Secret life Emily Anderson spent most of her life working as a codebreaker, including a year at Bletchley Park, which was the heart of British military intelligence during the Second World War.
This photo shows one of the Hut 3 priority teams at Bletchley Park, in which civilian and service personnel worked together at codebreaking. (Courtesy: Science Museum/SSPL/Science and Society)
It is strange to think that for decades after the Second World War, most British people were not awa
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