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Taken at the National Cryptologic Museum, NSA.

 

Creative Commons photo courtesy of ideonexus, please feel free to use for your own purposes.

Bletchley Park és un dels llocs més fascinants de la història del segle XX. Aquí, durant la II Guerra Mundial i buscant la manera de desxifrar els codis militars alemanys, en sorgí la informàtica i els ordinadors.

 

Aquí podeu veure una vista general dels blocs construits a partir de 1941 per encabir el creixent personal del que es coneixeria posteriorment com "Station X".

 

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Bletchley Park is one of the most amazing historical places related to the XX Century in general and to WWII in particular. Here, during the colossal effort to crack the german military codes, computers and computing science were born (or at least had their main intial development).

 

Here you can see some of the wartime blocks (in fact A Block - Naval Intelligence) build after 1940, in order to cope with the increasing staff of what was known as the GC&CS, but his actual famous name is Station X.

 

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bletchley_Park

 

www.bletchleypark.org/

 

www.bletchleypark.org/content/museum.rhtm

 

For an impresive virtual visit, take a look to these videos:

 

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmMFp2FQPsY

U-505, a German submarine captured at sea by the US Navy during World War II. U-505 is one of very few German U-boats on public display, and the only one in the United States.

 

Holes remain in the superstructure from combat. The crew was abandoning the disabled submarine when a US Navy boarding party prevented it from being scuttled. Significant cryptographic equipment and information was recovered from the submarine.

 

U-505 Exhibit:

www.msichicago.org/whats-here/exhibits/u-505/

 

Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago:

www.msichicago.org

Met de opkomst van de cryptocurrency Bitcoin kwam ook de revolutionaire technologie in beeld; de blockchain. FIBER en de Brakke Grond presenteren een avond met de Vlaamse cyberfilosoof Michel Bauwens over de blockchain. Een gedecentraliseerde database die de basis vormt achter de controversiële Bitcoin.

Normal daily life along a different timeline - which we cannot find - but have the feeling that it exists - but

 

Certainly!

 

Quantum computing represents a groundbreaking advancement in technology, deeply intertwined with the concepts of superposition, entanglement, and interference from quantum physics. Unlike classical computing, which processes information in a linear fashion using bits (0s and 1s), quantum computing utilizes quantum bits or qubits that can exist in multiple states simultaneously. This enables quantum computers to perform numerous calculations at once, effectively navigating through a vast landscape of potential solutions.

 

The idea of parallel timelines can be likened to the way quantum computers operate. Each decision or computation can be viewed as branching into multiple outcomes, similar to how different timelines might unfold based on various choices. This means that a quantum computer can explore various paths to a solution simultaneously, leading to remarkable efficiencies in solving complex problems.

 

In practical terms, this capability could revolutionize fields such as cryptography, where quantum computers may break existing encryption methods faster than classical computers. In material science, they could simulate quantum phenomena to discover new materials with desirable properties. Additionally, in optimization problems across various industries, quantum computing offers the potential to find the most efficient solutions more rapidly than traditional methods.

 

In summary, the link between quantum computing and the concept of parallel timelines highlights a fascinating intersection of technology and theoretical physics, suggesting that our understanding of reality may be more complex and interconnected than we previously imagined.

Embedded Electronics Starter Kit from GHI Electronics

 

FEZ Spider Starter Kit

www.ghielectronics.com/catalog/product/297

 

FEZ Spider Starter Kit is the first commercially available .NET Gadgeteer-compatible kit. it includes everything necessary for educators, hobbyists and even professionals. Embedded development is fast & easy (FEZ) thanks to .NET Micro Framework, .NET Gadgeteer and the numerous GHI value added features such as WiFi and USB Host.

 

The kit includes:

 

FEZ Spider Mainboard

Display T35 Module (3.5" with touchscreen)

USB Client DP Module (with USB cable)

Camera Module

2x Multicolor LED Module (DaisyLink)

2x Button Module

Ethernet J11D Module

SD Card Module

USB Host Module

Extender Module

Joystick Module

10cm IDC cables (included with modules).

Assorted IDC Cable Pack:

4x 5cm IDC cables

3x 20cm IDC cables

1x 50cm IDC cable

Reusable Plastic Storage Box

 

FEZ Spider Mainboard is a .NET Gadgeteer-compatible mainboard based on GHI Electronics' EMX module. This makes FEZ Spider Mainboard the most feature-full .NET Gadgeteer compatible device in the market. It contains all of .NET Micro Framework core features and adds many exclusive features, such as USB host, WiFi and RLP (loading native code). All these features combine to provide a rapid prototyping platform.

 

Key Features:

 

14 .NET Gadgeteer compatible sockets that include these types: X, Y, A, C, D, E, F, H, I, K, O, P, S, T, U, R, G, B and Z.

Configurable on-board LED

Configuration switches.

Based on GHI Electronics EMX module

72MHz 32-bit ARM7 processor

4.5 MB Flash

16 MB RAM

LCD controller

Full TCP/IP Stack with SSL, HTTP, TCP, UDP, DHCP

Ethernet, WiFi driver and PPP ( GPRS/ 3G modems) and DPWS

USB host

USB Device with specialized libraries to emulate devices like thumb-drive, virtual COM (CDC), mouse, keyboard

76 GPIO Pin

2 SPI (8/16bit)

I2C

4 UART

2 CAN Channels

7 10-bit Analog Inputs

10-bit Analog Output (capable of WAV audio playback)

4-bit SD/MMC Memory card interface

6 PWM

OneWire interface (available on any IO)

Built-in Real Time Clock (RTC) with the suitable crystal

Processor register access

OutputCompare for generating waveforms with high accuracy

RLP allowing users to load native code (C/Assembly) for real-time requirements

Extended double-precision math class

FAT File System

Cryptography (AES and XTEA)

Low power and hibernate support

In-field update (from SD, network or other)

Dimensions: W 2.25" x L 2.05" x H 0.5"

 

Power

 

Low power and hibernate modes

Active power consumption 160 mA

Idle power consumption 120 mA

Hibernate power consumption 40 mA

 

Enviromental:

 

Requires .NET Gadgeteer standard red power modules.

RoHS compliant /Lead-free compliant

 

Most EMX software features are GHI exclusive, see software documentation for details.

 

For more information about .NET Gadgeteer visit:

www.netmf.com/gadgeteer/

 

Photograph taken by Michael Kappel

www.MichaelKappel.com

 

Taken at the National Cryptologic Museum, NSA.

 

Creative Commons photo courtesy of ideonexus, please feel free to use for your own purposes.

One of the first Cray supercomputers to achieve 1 petaflops (1,000,000,000,000,000 operations per second)

Photo by Amy Lordan

September 2015

Display T35 Module (3.5" with touchscreen)

Embedded Electronics Starter Kit from GHI Electronics

 

FEZ Spider Starter Kit

www.ghielectronics.com/catalog/product/297

 

FEZ Spider Starter Kit is the first commercially available .NET Gadgeteer-compatible kit. it includes everything necessary for educators, hobbyists and even professionals. Embedded development is fast & easy (FEZ) thanks to .NET Micro Framework, .NET Gadgeteer and the numerous GHI value added features such as WiFi and USB Host.

 

The kit includes:

 

FEZ Spider Mainboard

Display T35 Module (3.5" with touchscreen)

USB Client DP Module (with USB cable)

Camera Module

2x Multicolor LED Module (DaisyLink)

2x Button Module

Ethernet J11D Module

SD Card Module

USB Host Module

Extender Module

Joystick Module

10cm IDC cables (included with modules).

Assorted IDC Cable Pack:

4x 5cm IDC cables

3x 20cm IDC cables

1x 50cm IDC cable

Reusable Plastic Storage Box

 

FEZ Spider Mainboard is a .NET Gadgeteer-compatible mainboard based on GHI Electronics' EMX module. This makes FEZ Spider Mainboard the most feature-full .NET Gadgeteer compatible device in the market. It contains all of .NET Micro Framework core features and adds many exclusive features, such as USB host, WiFi and RLP (loading native code). All these features combine to provide a rapid prototyping platform.

 

Key Features:

 

14 .NET Gadgeteer compatible sockets that include these types: X, Y, A, C, D, E, F, H, I, K, O, P, S, T, U, R, G, B and Z.

Configurable on-board LED

Configuration switches.

Based on GHI Electronics EMX module

72MHz 32-bit ARM7 processor

4.5 MB Flash

16 MB RAM

LCD controller

Full TCP/IP Stack with SSL, HTTP, TCP, UDP, DHCP

Ethernet, WiFi driver and PPP ( GPRS/ 3G modems) and DPWS

USB host

USB Device with specialized libraries to emulate devices like thumb-drive, virtual COM (CDC), mouse, keyboard

76 GPIO Pin

2 SPI (8/16bit)

I2C

4 UART

2 CAN Channels

7 10-bit Analog Inputs

10-bit Analog Output (capable of WAV audio playback)

4-bit SD/MMC Memory card interface

6 PWM

OneWire interface (available on any IO)

Built-in Real Time Clock (RTC) with the suitable crystal

Processor register access

OutputCompare for generating waveforms with high accuracy

RLP allowing users to load native code (C/Assembly) for real-time requirements

Extended double-precision math class

FAT File System

Cryptography (AES and XTEA)

Low power and hibernate support

In-field update (from SD, network or other)

Dimensions: W 2.25" x L 2.05" x H 0.5"

 

Power

 

Low power and hibernate modes

Active power consumption 160 mA

Idle power consumption 120 mA

Hibernate power consumption 40 mA

 

Enviromental:

 

Requires .NET Gadgeteer standard red power modules.

RoHS compliant /Lead-free compliant

 

Most EMX software features are GHI exclusive, see software documentation for details.

 

For more information about .NET Gadgeteer visit:

www.netmf.com/gadgeteer/

 

Photograph taken by Michael Kappel

www.MichaelKappel.com

 

Bletchley Park, August 2019.

Met de opkomst van de cryptocurrency Bitcoin kwam ook de revolutionaire technologie in beeld; de blockchain. FIBER en de Brakke Grond presenteren een avond met de Vlaamse cyberfilosoof Michel Bauwens over de blockchain. Een gedecentraliseerde database die de basis vormt achter de controversiële Bitcoin.

TinyCLR Support

www.tinyclr.com/support/

 

Embedded Electronics Starter Kit from GHI Electronics

 

FEZ Spider Starter Kit

www.ghielectronics.com/catalog/product/297

 

FEZ Spider Starter Kit is the first commercially available .NET Gadgeteer-compatible kit. it includes everything necessary for educators, hobbyists and even professionals. Embedded development is fast & easy (FEZ) thanks to .NET Micro Framework, .NET Gadgeteer and the numerous GHI value added features such as WiFi and USB Host.

 

The kit includes:

 

FEZ Spider Mainboard

Display T35 Module (3.5" with touchscreen)

USB Client DP Module (with USB cable)

Camera Module

2x Multicolor LED Module (DaisyLink)

2x Button Module

Ethernet J11D Module

SD Card Module

USB Host Module

Extender Module

Joystick Module

10cm IDC cables (included with modules).

Assorted IDC Cable Pack:

4x 5cm IDC cables

3x 20cm IDC cables

1x 50cm IDC cable

Reusable Plastic Storage Box

 

FEZ Spider Mainboard is a .NET Gadgeteer-compatible mainboard based on GHI Electronics' EMX module. This makes FEZ Spider Mainboard the most feature-full .NET Gadgeteer compatible device in the market. It contains all of .NET Micro Framework core features and adds many exclusive features, such as USB host, WiFi and RLP (loading native code). All these features combine to provide a rapid prototyping platform.

 

Key Features:

 

14 .NET Gadgeteer compatible sockets that include these types: X, Y, A, C, D, E, F, H, I, K, O, P, S, T, U, R, G, B and Z.

Configurable on-board LED

Configuration switches.

Based on GHI Electronics EMX module

72MHz 32-bit ARM7 processor

4.5 MB Flash

16 MB RAM

LCD controller

Full TCP/IP Stack with SSL, HTTP, TCP, UDP, DHCP

Ethernet, WiFi driver and PPP ( GPRS/ 3G modems) and DPWS

USB host

USB Device with specialized libraries to emulate devices like thumb-drive, virtual COM (CDC), mouse, keyboard

76 GPIO Pin

2 SPI (8/16bit)

I2C

4 UART

2 CAN Channels

7 10-bit Analog Inputs

10-bit Analog Output (capable of WAV audio playback)

4-bit SD/MMC Memory card interface

6 PWM

OneWire interface (available on any IO)

Built-in Real Time Clock (RTC) with the suitable crystal

Processor register access

OutputCompare for generating waveforms with high accuracy

RLP allowing users to load native code (C/Assembly) for real-time requirements

Extended double-precision math class

FAT File System

Cryptography (AES and XTEA)

Low power and hibernate support

In-field update (from SD, network or other)

Dimensions: W 2.25" x L 2.05" x H 0.5"

 

Power

 

Low power and hibernate modes

Active power consumption 160 mA

Idle power consumption 120 mA

Hibernate power consumption 40 mA

 

Enviromental:

 

Requires .NET Gadgeteer standard red power modules.

RoHS compliant /Lead-free compliant

 

Most EMX software features are GHI exclusive, see software documentation for details.

 

For more information about .NET Gadgeteer visit:

www.netmf.com/gadgeteer/

 

Photograph taken by Michael Kappel

www.MichaelKappel.com

 

The beamsplitter and photodetectors at the core of the luggable quantum crypto unit of the QAP project.

Turing Bombe rebuild. This is not a computer, it is an electromechanical testing machine, used for finding the rotor settings of the Enigma machine, using trial-and-error.

Cryptography is used to secure the transactions and to control the creation of new coins. Put in another way, cryptocurrency is electricity converted into lines of code with monetary value. In the simplest of forms, cryptocurrency is digital currency. XenixCoin is also called cryptocurrency or digital currency and is basically a way to pay without the involvement of a third-party broker. Visit :: xenixcoin.com/cryptocurrency

Taken at the National Cryptologic Museum, NSA.

 

Creative Commons photo courtesy of ideonexus, please feel free to use for your own purposes.

Embedded Electronics Starter Kit from GHI Electronics

 

FEZ Spider Starter Kit

www.ghielectronics.com/catalog/product/297

 

FEZ Spider Starter Kit is the first commercially available .NET Gadgeteer-compatible kit. it includes everything necessary for educators, hobbyists and even professionals. Embedded development is fast & easy (FEZ) thanks to .NET Micro Framework, .NET Gadgeteer and the numerous GHI value added features such as WiFi and USB Host.

 

The kit includes:

 

FEZ Spider Mainboard

Display T35 Module (3.5" with touchscreen)

USB Client DP Module (with USB cable)

Camera Module

2x Multicolor LED Module (DaisyLink)

2x Button Module

Ethernet J11D Module

SD Card Module

USB Host Module

Extender Module

Joystick Module

10cm IDC cables (included with modules).

Assorted IDC Cable Pack:

4x 5cm IDC cables

3x 20cm IDC cables

1x 50cm IDC cable

Reusable Plastic Storage Box

 

FEZ Spider Mainboard is a .NET Gadgeteer-compatible mainboard based on GHI Electronics' EMX module. This makes FEZ Spider Mainboard the most feature-full .NET Gadgeteer compatible device in the market. It contains all of .NET Micro Framework core features and adds many exclusive features, such as USB host, WiFi and RLP (loading native code). All these features combine to provide a rapid prototyping platform.

 

Key Features:

 

14 .NET Gadgeteer compatible sockets that include these types: X, Y, A, C, D, E, F, H, I, K, O, P, S, T, U, R, G, B and Z.

Configurable on-board LED

Configuration switches.

Based on GHI Electronics EMX module

72MHz 32-bit ARM7 processor

4.5 MB Flash

16 MB RAM

LCD controller

Full TCP/IP Stack with SSL, HTTP, TCP, UDP, DHCP

Ethernet, WiFi driver and PPP ( GPRS/ 3G modems) and DPWS

USB host

USB Device with specialized libraries to emulate devices like thumb-drive, virtual COM (CDC), mouse, keyboard

76 GPIO Pin

2 SPI (8/16bit)

I2C

4 UART

2 CAN Channels

7 10-bit Analog Inputs

10-bit Analog Output (capable of WAV audio playback)

4-bit SD/MMC Memory card interface

6 PWM

OneWire interface (available on any IO)

Built-in Real Time Clock (RTC) with the suitable crystal

Processor register access

OutputCompare for generating waveforms with high accuracy

RLP allowing users to load native code (C/Assembly) for real-time requirements

Extended double-precision math class

FAT File System

Cryptography (AES and XTEA)

Low power and hibernate support

In-field update (from SD, network or other)

Dimensions: W 2.25" x L 2.05" x H 0.5"

 

Power

 

Low power and hibernate modes

Active power consumption 160 mA

Idle power consumption 120 mA

Hibernate power consumption 40 mA

 

Enviromental:

 

Requires .NET Gadgeteer standard red power modules.

RoHS compliant /Lead-free compliant

 

Most EMX software features are GHI exclusive, see software documentation for details.

 

For more information about .NET Gadgeteer visit:

www.netmf.com/gadgeteer/

 

Photograph taken by Michael Kappel

www.MichaelKappel.com

 

Met de opkomst van de cryptocurrency Bitcoin kwam ook de revolutionaire technologie in beeld; de blockchain. FIBER en de Brakke Grond presenteren een avond met de Vlaamse cyberfilosoof Michel Bauwens over de blockchain. Een gedecentraliseerde database die de basis vormt achter de controversiële Bitcoin.

Met de opkomst van de cryptocurrency Bitcoin kwam ook de revolutionaire technologie in beeld; de blockchain. FIBER en de Brakke Grond presenteren een avond met de Vlaamse cyberfilosoof Michel Bauwens over de blockchain. Een gedecentraliseerde database die de basis vormt achter de controversiële Bitcoin.

Teletype Security

On-line Transistorized

Half-Duplex HF, VHF, UHF Radio and Wireline

1960's - 1980's

 

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American version of Turing-Bombe was used against the German cipher machine Enigma-M4. I think this is the last intact Bombe.

U.S. Navy Cryptanalytic Bombe at the National Cryptologic Museum, Fort Meade, Maryland

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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombe

 

www.daytoncodebreakers.org

 

www.knobstick.ca/museum/dayton.htm

Symantec Security conclude solaris based systems

 

' offers many new technologies to enhance the overall security of the IT infrastructure. Innovation in rights management for processes and users, N1 Grid Containers, cryptographic infrastructure with already strong features in authentication and access control' OiOS Desktop

 

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OiOS 151a9 Increased migration by world exchanges financial exchanges to Unix and Linux opens development to stock trading platform giving more opportunities to run software on more stable Unix platforms

Clamv opensource virus and malware security is available at www.clamav.net/lang/en/

  

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Met de opkomst van de cryptocurrency Bitcoin kwam ook de revolutionaire technologie in beeld; de blockchain. FIBER en de Brakke Grond presenteren een avond met de Vlaamse cyberfilosoof Michel Bauwens over de blockchain. Een gedecentraliseerde database die de basis vormt achter de controversiële Bitcoin.

Douglas Alexander Richards (center) and students learn in their Cryptography (MATH 317) class on Wednesday, March 9, 2022 in Chico, Calif.

(Jason Halley/University Photographer/Chico State)

This is an image of fol. Loose note 1, 1r from University of Pennsylvania LJS 186: Reverendi Patris Adami Adamandi disquisitiones physicomathematicae, by Kochánski, Adam, 1631-1700, Salvini, Anton Maria, 1653-1729, from Florence, dated to 1667-1668.

 

LJS 186 is a collection of scientific treatises with an emphasis on mathematical demonstration by the students of Adamus Adamandus (pseudonym of Adam Kochánski) at the Collegio Florentino, the Jesuit college in Florence. The third treatise, on underwater navigation, is described as a demonstration by Antonio Maria Salvini, a student at the Collegio from 1665 to 1669. Other treatises address fluid mechanics, perpetual motion, the possibility of human flight with mechanical wings, communication over distance with telescopes and lanterns, improvements in mechanical timekeeping, and the geometry of cross forms.

 

Access this manuscript at openn.library.upenn.edu/Data/LJSchoenbergManuscripts/html....

 

OPenn is a website that offers easy access to free cultural works from Penn Libraries and other institutions. Access these collections and learn more at openn.library.upenn.edu.

 

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Rear of Turing Bombe rebuild.

way way way before RSA, AES, Triple-DES ...

 

good reading of Cryptography - www.cryptomuseum.com/index.htm

   

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Taken at the National Cryptologic Museum, NSA.

 

Creative Commons photo courtesy of ideonexus, please feel free to use for your own purposes.

Taken at the National Cryptologic Museum, NSA.

 

Creative Commons photo courtesy of ideonexus, please feel free to use for your own purposes.

Cryptographia, oder, Geheime schrifft-, mund- und würckliche Correspondent

 

Johannes Balthasar Friderici

 

Published in 1684

 

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Blink binary code screen listing table on black background

Taken at the National Cryptologic Museum, NSA.

 

Creative Commons photo courtesy of ideonexus, please feel free to use for your own purposes.

Met de opkomst van de cryptocurrency Bitcoin kwam ook de revolutionaire technologie in beeld; de blockchain. FIBER en de Brakke Grond presenteren een avond met de Vlaamse cyberfilosoof Michel Bauwens over de blockchain. Een gedecentraliseerde database die de basis vormt achter de controversiële Bitcoin.

Met de opkomst van de cryptocurrency Bitcoin kwam ook de revolutionaire technologie in beeld; de blockchain. FIBER en de Brakke Grond presenteren een avond met de Vlaamse cyberfilosoof Michel Bauwens over de blockchain. Een gedecentraliseerde database die de basis vormt achter de controversiële Bitcoin.

Brady Beskeen (left), Sean O’Leary (right) and students learn in their Cryptography (MATH 317) class on Wednesday, March 9, 2022 in Chico, Calif.

(Jason Halley/University Photographer/Chico State)

Mike took this photo during our visit to the Discover Greenwich Visitor Centre. This exhibit provides some information on the Old Royal Naval College:

 

Royal Naval College

The Royal Naval College opened on 1 February 1873. Its aim was to provide 'the highest possible instruction in all branches of theoretical and scientific study' necessary to the Navy at a time of rapidly changing technology. The first President, Vice-Admiral Sir Astley Cooper Key, believed that officers should be highly trained to provide the right leadership qualities. The senior training staff and directors of study were the foremost experts in their fields, further reinforcing the rigorous academic standards. The College quickly became the most highly rated naval officers' training college in Europe. As its reputation grew, students from navies around the world came to study in Greenwich, with officers from Russia, Japan and China among the first arrivals.

 

Students ranged in rank from Acting Sub-Lieutenant to Captain. There were also Royal Marines Officers, dockyard apprentice scholars and Merchant Marine officers. Later, selected Army and Air Force officers joined the Naval Staff Courses as well as officers from many other countries.

 

Occasions

In 1939, the restored Painted Hall was reinstated as the Officers' Mess. During term time the College held regular guest nights when nearly 400 sat down to dinner. The setting, with long rows of polished tables and the silver gleaming under the light of the candlesticks, provided a spectacle that no other mess could rival.

 

Many distinguished visitors were entertained. For example, in 1942 Winston Churchill attended a dinner with US government personnel and Senior Naval Staff. In January 1946 the Painted Hall was chosen for the first dinner of the newly formed United Nations. Another memorable occasion was the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar on 21 October 1955, which was attended by the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh.

 

The Royal Naval College courses were demanding so it was important for students to have time off, and leisure activities were encouraged. A variety of sports were played, including squash (using the courts then in this building), hockey, cricket, croquet and tennis. Social activities included a thriving dramatic society, which staged numerous plays, billiards, Highland dancing and skittles in the Victorian skittle alley beneath Upper Grand Square.

 

The War Years

World War I saw a change of emphasis in the courses offered at the Royal Naval College. It was used partly as a barracks and partly for experimental scientific work, including the production of vaccines. The end of the war brought further changes and considerable expansion, including the addition of History and English departments and the creation of a Royal Naval Staff College in 1919.

 

The outbreak of World War II in 1939 changed the College's main role to providing rapid training of 'hostilities only' officers with additional courses in cryptography, meteorology, navigation, air intelligence and current affairs. Nearly 27,000 officers passed through the College during the war years, including 14,000 from the Royal Naval and Royal Naval Volunteer Reserves and more than 8,000 WRNS officers (Women's Royal Naval Service).

 

After 1945 the College expanded its courses in engineering and science, including for the first time nuclear technology.

Students learn in their Cryptography (MATH 317) class on Wednesday, March 9, 2022 in Chico, Calif.

(Jason Halley/University Photographer/Chico State)

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