Dinner@Dana: Bletchley Park and the Enigmas
Wednesday
15 February 2006
18:30 - 21:00
It's the second event in our 'Code Breaking' series with Bletchley Park's Dr Christopher Little. The top secret WWII British codebreaking centre was home to the world's first programmable digital electronic computers invented specifically for codebreaking.
Find out what made the Enigma and Lorenz machines so formidable and how Bletchley's brilliant mathematicians broke the ciphers.
Café Scientifique:
Dinner@Dana is part of the Café Scientifique network; a network that has spread throughout the UK from the first Cafes Scientifiques held in Leeds in 1998. Meetings aim to stay outside of the traditional academic context by creating a relaxed and informal atmosphere in which everyone is invited to discuss important and interesting scientific issues.
These Cafes provide a place where anyone can come along and explore the latest ideas in science, technology and medicine.
This evening costs £13.00 per person, which includes a two-course meal and a drink.
Find out what made the Enigma and Lorenz machines so formidable and how Bletchley's brilliant mathematicians broke the ciphers.
Café Scientifique:
Dinner@Dana is part of the Café Scientifique network; a network that has spread throughout the UK from the first Cafes Scientifiques held in Leeds in 1998. Meetings aim to stay outside of the traditional academic context by creating a relaxed and informal atmosphere in which everyone is invited to discuss important and interesting scientific issues.
These Cafes provide a place where anyone can come along and explore the latest ideas in science, technology and medicine.
This evening costs £13.00 per person, which includes a two-course meal and a drink.