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Adams-Sweeting Lecture - The Real Enigma Expert: Alan Turing or Henryk Zygalski?

When
Wednesday 11 November
18:00 – 19:30
Price
Free
Where
University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7XH

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Sir Dermot Turing gives a free Adams-Sweeting Lecture on how Enigma was broken, examining Alan Turing's and Henryk Zygalski's roles, followed by a Q&A.

Sir Dermot Turing, author of X, Y and Z and Enigma Traitors, delivers the Adams-Sweeting Lecture exploring how Bletchley Park codebreakers achieved their 1939 breakthrough against the Enigma cipher in just three months. The talk asks who Henryk Zygalski was, his role in cracking the Enigma puzzle, and his connection to Guildford. The lecture is followed by an audience Q&A with the speaker.

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