Bombes

When they signed up for duty, they had no idea that they would be operating computers - Bombes and later Colossus - that ran 24 hours a day under "hot smelly conditions".

Archive 2008-06-01 Peggy 2008

When they signed up for duty, they had no idea that they would be operating computers - Bombes and later Colossus - that ran 24 hours a day under "hot smelly conditions".

The Women of Bletchly Park Peggy 2008

The Bombes were built by the British Tabulating Machine company, based in Letchworth.

ZDNet UK Highlights 2010

The lights will be switched off for an hour this evening at Portes des Bombes, the Mdina Bastions, St George's Square and the bastions in Victoria as Malta joins 88 nations in marking Earth Hour.

timesofmalta.com 2010

Descant and Christy Harrington sat on a park bench near the TV5 Monde Lafayette stage, soaking in the sun's rays and enjoying the sounds of French folk group Bombes 2 Bal.

theadvertiser.com - 2009

There were 210 such bookcase-like Bombes that gave Britain advance warning of Hitler's plans and shortened the conflict by two years.

Home | Mail Online 2009

Descant and Christy Harrington sat on a park bench near the TV5 Monde Lafayette stage, soaking in the sun's rays and enjoying the sounds of French folk group Bombes 2 Bal.

theadvertiser.com - 2009

The original Bombes, invented by brilliant mathematician Alan Turing, were made using reinforced brown Tufnol plastic moulded from sheets a tenth of an inch thick, a cast-iron framework and 12 miles of intricate wire circuits.

Home | Mail Online 2009

Descant and Christy Harrington sat on a park bench near the TV5 Monde Lafayette stage, soaking in the sun's rays and enjoying the sounds of French folk group Bombes 2 Bal.

theadvertiser.com - 2009

Descant and Christy Harrington sat on a park bench near the TV5 Monde Lafayette stage, soaking in the sun's rays and enjoying the sounds of French folk group Bombes 2 Bal.

theadvertiser.com - 2009