Some reading: 'The Enigma Machine - How Alan Turing Helped to Break the Unbreakable Nazi Code'.
'Coding' is currently in the news, with a push to have more young people learn how to code to empower them to create sites, programs and apps. Our July session considered an earlier period in which coding - and code breaking - became an imperative, the period in which the impact of the coding based 'enigma' machine and the development of a machine to counter this by Dr Alan Turing and his team at Bletchley Park during World War II. Instead of a talk we watched the movie 'The Imitation Game' based on the Enigma machine and Dr Alan Turing's involvement with it. We all felt it was worth viewing, It is available on loan from the Benalla Library. Some reading: 'The Enigma Machine - How Alan Turing Helped to Break the Unbreakable Nazi Code'.
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About 'Tech Talks'Are you reasonably tech savvy; interested in technological developments and keen to continue developing your knowledge base? Then the ‘Tech Talks’ discussion group may be of interest. Monthly sessions include viewing of topical ‘TED Talks’; presentations on topics of interest by class members or guest speakers; shared news of developments across a range of technologies. Topics discussed include developments in science as well as technology.
We hope to attract more interest by having guest speakers. Please note that wide ranging discussion of topics is encouraged. Meeting times2nd Tuesday of month
2pm to 4pm U3A Meeting Room 2 FacilitatorNeville Gibb 0428 858 688
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