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29 Sep 2011, 10:02 pm

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Alan Turing was not part of the service
but Rich Merritt served in the marines for 13 years


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29 Sep 2011, 10:31 pm

JakobVirgil wrote:
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Alan Turing was not part of the service


He was in GCCS (now GCHQ), the British equivalent of the NSA. He was one of the geniuses at Bletchley Park.


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29 Sep 2011, 10:51 pm

91 wrote:
JakobVirgil wrote:
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Alan Turing was not part of the service


He was in GCCS (now GCHQ), the British equivalent of the NSA. He was one of the geniuses at Bletchley Park.


not uniformed service but definitely crucial so do we let him slide? :)


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29 Sep 2011, 11:22 pm

JakobVirgil wrote:
91 wrote:
JakobVirgil wrote:
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Alan Turing was not part of the service


He was in GCCS (now GCHQ), the British equivalent of the NSA. He was one of the geniuses at Bletchley Park.


not uniformed service but definitely crucial so do we let him slide? :)


lol... Bletchley Park uniforms... large glasses and pencils in jacket pockets...

I think so.... as far as math goes, those chaps were pretty badass.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Ruthless


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30 Sep 2011, 8:22 am

91 wrote:

lol... Bletchley Park uniforms... large glasses and pencils in jacket pockets...

I think so.... as far as math goes, those chaps were pretty badass.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Ruthless


They were among the greatest Boffins that ever were. (No slight to Barnes-Wallace who specialized in aircraft and related stuff).

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