Alan Turing – Bletchley Park Codebreaker

by Dr Mark Baldwin

Tuesday 9 October 2012

2012 is the centenary of the birth of Alan Turing. Using an unrivalled collection of slides, Dr Baldwin will explain the workings of the Enigma machine. The presentation will be followed by a demonstration of a rare 1944 4-rotor Enigma machine.

More Upcoming Talks

Talks are held in the Digby Hall, Hound Street, Sherborne, starting at 8pm.

Complimentary tea and coffee are available from 7.15pm.

25 Sep
2012

Merchandise, Merriment and Middens: an odyssey through the 18th century streets of Sherborne

by George Tatham

Tuesday 25 September 2012
This talk will consider aspects of the cultural, social and economic experience of living in 18th century Sherborne with its market, industries, shops, inns and two provincial newspapers.
23 Oct
2012

Empires of the Sea: the Mediterranean in the Sixteenth Century

by Roger Crowley

Tuesday 23 October 2012
In the sixteenth century the Mediterranean became the battleground for an epic maritime struggle between the Ottoman Empire and Christian Europe.