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A dramatic plea for Churchill’s help from Bletchley Park
In 1941, four Government Code and Cypher School cryptanalysts, including Alan Turing, made a stunning appeal directly to Winston Churchill.
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Department of Scientific and Industrial Research: National Physical Laboratory Reports,...
Catalogue reference: DSIR 30
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DSIR 30
Reports emanating from the various divisions of the National Physical Laboratory prior to 1973, designed for external circulation to interested parties.Subjects covered include administration, computing, chemical standards, electrical science,...
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DSIR 30
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Title (The name of the record)
- Department of Scientific and Industrial Research: National Physical Laboratory Reports, Series 1, External
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Date (When the record was created)
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1924-1974
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Description (What the record is about)
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Reports emanating from the various divisions of the National Physical Laboratory prior to 1973, designed for external circulation to interested parties.
Subjects covered include administration, computing, chemical standards, electrical science, inorganic and metallic structures, light, materials application, mathematics, metallurgy, metrology, molecular science, physics, radiation science and standards.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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Public Record(s)
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English
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649 volume(s)
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Open
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C6362/
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