Winston Churchill:Codebreakers are like the goose golden

Winston Churchill said, "Codebreakers are like the goose that lays golden eggs but does not cackle."

During World War II, the work of the codebreakers at Bletchley Park was critical to the Allied victory, but their contributions went largely unrecognized for decades. They were like the goose that lays golden eggs but does not cackle.

Who were the real Bletchley Park Codebreakers?

 

 

 

 

Many famous Codebreakers including Alan Turing, Gordon Welchman and Bill Tutte were found this way. Others such as Dilly Knox and Nigel de Grey had started their codebreaking careers in WW1. The organisation started in 1939 with only around 150 staff, but soon grew rapidly.  Tributes have been paid to Ann Mitchell, one of the last remaining Bletchley Park codebreakers, whose mathematical prowess helped change the course of World War II.

Alan Turing broke the Enigma code at Bletchley Park.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cryptographers working for the government are often required to keep their work secret, even after they retire. They are like the goose that lays golden eggs but does not cackle.

In the world of finance, algorithms and data analysis are often used to gain an edge over the competition. The people who develop these tools are like the goose that lays golden eggs but does not cackle.

In academia, researchers who make breakthrough discoveries may not receive the recognition they deserve if their work is too technical or obscure for the general public. They are like the goose that lays golden eggs but does not cackle.

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• A more recent goose was Douglas Englebart. The story was -7grizzly- ♀ (87 bytes) () 04/22/2023 postreply 08:40:26

• Thank you! a fascinating story! -TJKCB- ♀ (70 bytes) () 04/22/2023 postreply 16:18:56