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Re:WWII Bombe operator Ruth Bourne: I'd never heard of Enigm... by munin on Tuesday September 25, 2018 @05:22PM (#18070603)
If society celebrated math and science, there is a huge cast of heroes to draw from that period to tell an amazing range of stranger-than-fiction true stories. When you read the real story, Cryptonomicon seems comically small minded in comparison.
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Re:WWII Bombe operator Ruth Bourne: I'd never heard of Enigm... by 323454 on Tuesday September 25, 2018 @09:16PM (#18071901)
As someone who really enjoyed Cryptonomicon, do you have any good recommendations for reading the real story?
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Re:WWII Bombe operator Ruth Bourne: I'd never heard of Enigm... by munin on Tuesday September 25, 2018 @10:12PM (#18072152)
"Battle of Wits" by Stephen Budianski

"Colossus" by Jack Copeland

"Between Silk and Cyanide" by Leo Marks

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