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Background
on the Speaker and his Talk
Tony Sale will discuss
his work in rebuilding the wartime Colossus code-breaking computer
and the development of the Museums at Bletchley Park to present
to the public its outstanding code breaking technologies. He will
also address the importance of computer conservation and restoration
activities in the United Kingdom.
Tony Sale was the first
Museums Director in Bletchley Park, from 1993 to 1999. He set up
the Museums to commemorate the World War II code-breaking work which
significantly helped the Allied war effort. His varied careers include
electronics, intelligence with MI5, running a software company for
12 years and working at the Science Museum in London for four years
restoring early computers. All this experience came together in
the rebuilding of the wartime Colossus code breaking computer.
Tony Sale is an Honorary
Fellow of the British Computer Society and was the Society's Technical
Director from 1986 to 1989. Named Comdex IT personality of the year
in 1997, Sale has lectured widely in the UK, Europe and the USA
and appeared in TV in documentaries and the "Station X" series.
He gave the London Royal Institution Lecture in 1997 and was the
keynote speaker at Eurocrypt 2000, Cambridge Crypto Workshop, Oxford
Crypto Seminar.
Related Links:
Secrets
of War
The
Colossus of Bletchley Park - The German Cipher System
The
Collosus Rebuild Project
Colossus
and the German Lorenz Cipher
SPECIAL
INVITATION: Computer History Museum offers you the
opportunity to participate in a special "Members-Only" event and
pre-reception with our 1620 restoration team, just before the lecture
by Tony Sale.
If you are not already
a member, this is a great time to consider becoming a supporter
of the Museum. Help preserve the history of computing. Help safeguard
the artifacts and stories of the information age. Help sustain the
lecture program you have enjoyed over the years.
In addition, all members
receive our quarterly publication, CORE, as well as invitations
to other special events and access to our extensive library and
other research resources. It’s easy! |
