1943
Technology
Britain
Colossus code-breaking computer
Tommy Flowers built a valve-based machine to attack the Lorenz cipher.
Why it mattered
The first large-scale electronic digital computer.
Modern Era
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Tommy Flowers built a valve-based machine to attack the Lorenz cipher.
Why it mattered
The first large-scale electronic digital computer.
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