Shawn Wylie, Bletchley Park

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: "David Lesher" <wb8foz () panix com>
Date: November 1, 2009 8:20:37 PM EST
To: dave () farber net (David Farber)
Subject: Shawn Wylie, Bletchley Park


<http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2009/oct/27/shaun-wylie-obituary>


"Except for Turing, no one made a bigger contribution to the success of
Hut 8 than Wylie; he was easily the best all-rounder in the section,
astonishingly quick and resourceful."

The secrecy surrounding the code-breaking at Bletchley Park during the
second world war was such that, when restrictions were lifted and the
importance of the work became widely known decades later, many of those
involved were rather put out by attempts from journalists and historians
to pierce their silence. The mathematician and cryptanalyst Shaun Wylie,
who has died aged 96, became a reluctant celebrity with his insider's
perspective on Station X's achievements.

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