600 Navy Women Built Codebreaking Machines In Ohio — They Couldn't Tell Anyone For 50 Years
The Quiet Front
In 1943, approximately 600 US Navy women were sent to Dayton, Ohio, to help build secret codebreaking machines that could break German Enigma communications.
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The Quiet Front
In 1943, approximately 600 US Navy women were sent to Dayton, Ohio, to help build secret codebreaking machines that could break German Enigma communications.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJNm...
600 Navy Women Built Codebreaking Machines In Ohio — They Couldn't Tell Anyone For 50 Years
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November 10, 2026 at 3:49 PM
600 Navy Women Built Codebreaking Machines In Ohio — They Couldn't Tell Anyone For 50 Years
The Quiet Front
In 1943, approximately 600 US Navy women were sent to Dayton, Ohio, to help build secret codebreaking machines that could break German Enigma communications.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJNm...
The Quiet Front
In 1943, approximately 600 US Navy women were sent to Dayton, Ohio, to help build secret codebreaking machines that could break German Enigma communications.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJNm...
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The Shadow Code is a taut, atmospheric WWII novel that honours the women of policing, intelligence, and codebreaking—those whose quiet brilliance helped save millions of lives.
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@suzyhenderson.bsky.social
The Shadow Code is a taut, atmospheric WWII novel that honours the women of policing, intelligence, and codebreaking—those whose quiet brilliance helped save millions of lives.
mybook.to/TheShadowCode
@suzyhenderson.bsky.social
November 11, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Reposted by @writingcommunity.bsky.social
The Shadow Code is a taut, atmospheric WWII novel that honours the women of policing, intelligence, and codebreaking—those whose quiet brilliance helped save millions of lives.
mybook.to/TheShadowCode
@suzyhenderson.bsky.social
The Shadow Code is a taut, atmospheric WWII novel that honours the women of policing, intelligence, and codebreaking—those whose quiet brilliance helped save millions of lives.
mybook.to/TheShadowCode
@suzyhenderson.bsky.social
I also really enjoy cryptography/codebreaking, so if there was a role for that in the heist?
November 6, 2026 at 2:51 AM
I also really enjoy cryptography/codebreaking, so if there was a role for that in the heist?
📚 Inspired by real trailblazers like Lilian Wyles, The Shadow Code is a taut, atmospheric WWII novel that honours the women of policing, intelligence, and codebreaking—those whose quiet brilliance helped save millions of lives.
mybook.to/TheShadowCode
£histfic #womensfiction
mybook.to/TheShadowCode
£histfic #womensfiction
November 9, 2026 at 11:45 PM
📚 Inspired by real trailblazers like Lilian Wyles, The Shadow Code is a taut, atmospheric WWII novel that honours the women of policing, intelligence, and codebreaking—those whose quiet brilliance helped save millions of lives.
mybook.to/TheShadowCode
£histfic #womensfiction
mybook.to/TheShadowCode
£histfic #womensfiction
600 Navy Women Built Codebreaking Machines In Ohio — They Couldn't Tell Anyone For 50 Years
The Quiet Front
In 1943, approximately 600 US Navy women were sent to Dayton, Ohio, to help build secret codebreaking machines that could break German Enigma communications.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJNm...
The Quiet Front
In 1943, approximately 600 US Navy women were sent to Dayton, Ohio, to help build secret codebreaking machines that could break German Enigma communications.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJNm...
600 Navy Women Built Codebreaking Machines In Ohio — They Couldn't Tell Anyone For 50 Years
YouTube video by The Quiet Front
www.youtube.com
November 10, 2026 at 3:50 PM
600 Navy Women Built Codebreaking Machines In Ohio — They Couldn't Tell Anyone For 50 Years
The Quiet Front
In 1943, approximately 600 US Navy women were sent to Dayton, Ohio, to help build secret codebreaking machines that could break German Enigma communications.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJNm...
The Quiet Front
In 1943, approximately 600 US Navy women were sent to Dayton, Ohio, to help build secret codebreaking machines that could break German Enigma communications.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJNm...
I'm working on a new earring prototype for my store, AtomAndAster.Etsy.com. Can you decode these? Hint: it's in 7-bit #ASCII. Another hint: The gold pair is read across and the silver pair is read down. Want to guess what they say? #SciArt #HandmadeJewelry #Binary #STEM #codebreaking #SmallBusiness
November 8, 2026 at 12:30 AM
I'm working on a new earring prototype for my store, AtomAndAster.Etsy.com. Can you decode these? Hint: it's in 7-bit #ASCII. Another hint: The gold pair is read across and the silver pair is read down. Want to guess what they say? #SciArt #HandmadeJewelry #Binary #STEM #codebreaking #SmallBusiness
...and it didn't work. They couldn't even share with eachother what they were working on if they weren't working on the exact same assignment. Their own families didn't know for like 50 years they did any codebreaking at all.
The relief the govt felt because honeypotting was a PROBLEM for men.
The relief the govt felt because honeypotting was a PROBLEM for men.
November 10, 2026 at 4:13 AM
...and it didn't work. They couldn't even share with eachother what they were working on if they weren't working on the exact same assignment. Their own families didn't know for like 50 years they did any codebreaking at all.
The relief the govt felt because honeypotting was a PROBLEM for men.
The relief the govt felt because honeypotting was a PROBLEM for men.
On Nov 5, 1941, Tokyo set a late Nov deadline for US talks while finalizing war plans if diplomacy failed. The US rejected terms due to Japan's Tripartite Pact and refusal to exit China. US 'MAGIC' codebreaking intercepted these messages, proving war was imminent before Pearl Harbor.
#WWII #history
#WWII #history
November 5, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Glibly, but not trivially, something that computes. E.g., the Bletchley Park codebreaking computer, Colossus, did not have a separation of software and hardware and it computed.
November 6, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Glibly, but not trivially, something that computes. E.g., the Bletchley Park codebreaking computer, Colossus, did not have a separation of software and hardware and it computed.
I really loved this #SecretsOfTheDead from @pbs.org Cracking the Queen’s Code is a lot like real life #Chess
#CodeBreaking #MaryStuart #SpyCraft #Espionage #History
youtu.be/dQcVHJgdnHw?...
#CodeBreaking #MaryStuart #SpyCraft #Espionage #History
youtu.be/dQcVHJgdnHw?...
Decoding Letters from Mary, Queen of Scots | Full Documentary | Secrets of the Dead
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November 8, 2026 at 2:24 AM
I really loved this #SecretsOfTheDead from @pbs.org Cracking the Queen’s Code is a lot like real life #Chess
#CodeBreaking #MaryStuart #SpyCraft #Espionage #History
youtu.be/dQcVHJgdnHw?...
#CodeBreaking #MaryStuart #SpyCraft #Espionage #History
youtu.be/dQcVHJgdnHw?...
Cracking Enigma was only half the battle. Getting its secrets to the frontline was another🔐
Meet the unsung heroes of Whaddon Hall, who turned Bletchley Park's codebreaking breakthroughs into vital Allied intelligence during WWII🔗⬇️
Meet the unsung heroes of Whaddon Hall, who turned Bletchley Park's codebreaking breakthroughs into vital Allied intelligence during WWII🔗⬇️
How cracked Enigma messages reached the front: Discover the voice of Bletchley Park
Cracking Enigma was only half the story as it was the young radio operators who helped get vital intelligence to Allied commanders in WW2
www.forcesnews.com
November 6, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Cracking Enigma was only half the battle. Getting its secrets to the frontline was another🔐
Meet the unsung heroes of Whaddon Hall, who turned Bletchley Park's codebreaking breakthroughs into vital Allied intelligence during WWII🔗⬇️
Meet the unsung heroes of Whaddon Hall, who turned Bletchley Park's codebreaking breakthroughs into vital Allied intelligence during WWII🔗⬇️
Today we start the competition rounds in this year's cipherchallenge.org. We have 9788 of you registered so far and are excited to see how you get on. It is free to all UK schools and colleges & runs from now til Christmas. Think of it as an early Christmas present from @unisouthampton.bsky.social
National Cipher Challenge
An annual codebreaking competition for UK schools and homeschooled students run by the School of Mathematical Sciences at the University of Southampton
cipherchallenge.org
November 5, 2026 at 10:25 AM
Today we start the competition rounds in this year's cipherchallenge.org. We have 9788 of you registered so far and are excited to see how you get on. It is free to all UK schools and colleges & runs from now til Christmas. Think of it as an early Christmas present from @unisouthampton.bsky.social
Crossword setters and solvers have been recruited for codebreaking and now create 3D charity puzzles and historical NYT crosswords.
Save What Matters
Curate Feeds | Make Collections | Customize Email Briefs
briefly.co
November 3, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Crossword setters and solvers have been recruited for codebreaking and now create 3D charity puzzles and historical NYT crosswords.
Crossword setters and solvers have been recruited for codebreaking and now create 3D charity puzzles and historical NYT crosswords.
Save What Matters
Curate Feeds | Make Collections | Customize Email Briefs
briefly.co
November 3, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Crossword setters and solvers have been recruited for codebreaking and now create 3D charity puzzles and historical NYT crosswords.
Crossword setters and solvers have been recruited for codebreaking and now create 3D charity puzzles and historical NYT crosswords.
Save What Matters
Curate Feeds | Make Collections | Customize Email Briefs
briefly.co
November 3, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Crossword setters and solvers have been recruited for codebreaking and now create 3D charity puzzles and historical NYT crosswords.
New petition: "Mandate vital computing history and WWII cryptology in the National Curriculum"
Deadline 5 May 2027, created by Evie Basson
#NewPetition
Deadline 5 May 2027, created by Evie Basson
#NewPetition
New petition: Mandate vital computing history and WWII cryptology in the National Curriculum
We call on the Department for Education to mandate the teaching of the foundational ideas and historical developments of modern computing, as well as the overlooked intellectual warfare of WWII cryptology and codebreaking. Pupils deserve an explanation of the why behind the how of their learning.
petition.parliament.uk
November 5, 2026 at 1:57 PM
New petition: "Mandate vital computing history and WWII cryptology in the National Curriculum"
Deadline 5 May 2027, created by Evie Basson
#NewPetition
Deadline 5 May 2027, created by Evie Basson
#NewPetition
The Enigma machine could scramble a message billions of different ways. Turing's Bombe did not guess the answer — it eliminated every setting that could not possibly be right.
How Alan Turing's Codebreaking Machine Actually Worked
The Enigma machine could scramble a message billions of different ways. Turing's Bombe did not guess the answer — it eliminated every setting that could not possibly be right.
thewonderbooks.com
October 29, 2026 at 1:00 PM
The Enigma machine could scramble a message billions of different ways. Turing's Bombe did not guess the answer — it eliminated every setting that could not possibly be right.
For #LGBTQHistoryMonth, remembering Alan Turing. His WWII codebreaking at Bletchley Park cracked Enigma, shortening the war and saving millions. He also laid the foundations of theoretical computer science and AI, conceiving both the Turing Machine and the Turing Test.
October 27, 2026 at 10:01 AM
For #LGBTQHistoryMonth, remembering Alan Turing. His WWII codebreaking at Bletchley Park cracked Enigma, shortening the war and saving millions. He also laid the foundations of theoretical computer science and AI, conceiving both the Turing Machine and the Turing Test.
Al-Kindi, Baghdad, about 801 to 873 CE.
Around 850 CE he wrote the earliest known description of frequency analysis, the method for breaking ciphers that is still the basic tool for classical codes.
The foundations of codebreaking came from Baghdad.
#r4today
Around 850 CE he wrote the earliest known description of frequency analysis, the method for breaking ciphers that is still the basic tool for classical codes.
The foundations of codebreaking came from Baghdad.
#r4today
October 27, 2026 at 6:24 AM
Al-Kindi, Baghdad, about 801 to 873 CE.
Around 850 CE he wrote the earliest known description of frequency analysis, the method for breaking ciphers that is still the basic tool for classical codes.
The foundations of codebreaking came from Baghdad.
#r4today
Around 850 CE he wrote the earliest known description of frequency analysis, the method for breaking ciphers that is still the basic tool for classical codes.
The foundations of codebreaking came from Baghdad.
#r4today
📚✨ Inspired by real trailblazers like Lilian Wyles, The Shadow Code is a taut, atmospheric WWII novel that honours the women of policing, intelligence, and codebreaking—those whose quiet brilliance helped save millions of lives.
mybook.to/TheShadowCode
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October 26, 2026 at 11:00 PM
📚✨ Inspired by real trailblazers like Lilian Wyles, The Shadow Code is a taut, atmospheric WWII novel that honours the women of policing, intelligence, and codebreaking—those whose quiet brilliance helped save millions of lives.
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Henryk Zygalski, Jerzy Różycki, and Marian Rejewski were Polish mathematicians who first broke Germany’s Enigma cipher, laying the foundations for Allied codebreaking success. Their pioneering workenabled later breakthroughs at Bletchley Park and helped shorten the war.
Colour by Barywi Historii
Colour by Barywi Historii
October 27, 2026 at 1:17 AM
Henryk Zygalski, Jerzy Różycki, and Marian Rejewski were Polish mathematicians who first broke Germany’s Enigma cipher, laying the foundations for Allied codebreaking success. Their pioneering workenabled later breakthroughs at Bletchley Park and helped shorten the war.
Colour by Barywi Historii
Colour by Barywi Historii
📚✨ Inspired by real trailblazers like Lilian Wyles, The Shadow Code is a taut, atmospheric WWII novel that honours the women of policing, intelligence, and codebreaking—those whose quiet brilliance helped save millions of lives.
mybook.to/TheShadowCode
£histfic #Booktok #WW2
mybook.to/TheShadowCode
£histfic #Booktok #WW2
October 25, 2026 at 6:00 AM
📚✨ Inspired by real trailblazers like Lilian Wyles, The Shadow Code is a taut, atmospheric WWII novel that honours the women of policing, intelligence, and codebreaking—those whose quiet brilliance helped save millions of lives.
mybook.to/TheShadowCode
£histfic #Booktok #WW2
mybook.to/TheShadowCode
£histfic #Booktok #WW2
We ended round 2 of last year's cipherchallenge.org with 8100 users registered-delighted that we had 9300 this year! The 3rd practice round just launched heading into the half term break & we'll return with the 1st competition round on 5/11/26. Really hope you will join us!
National Cipher Challenge
An annual codebreaking competition for UK schools and homeschooled students run by the School of Mathematical Sciences at the University of Southampton
cipherchallenge.org
October 22, 2026 at 2:06 PM
We ended round 2 of last year's cipherchallenge.org with 8100 users registered-delighted that we had 9300 this year! The 3rd practice round just launched heading into the half term break & we'll return with the 1st competition round on 5/11/26. Really hope you will join us!
This Mysterious Medieval Manuscript Has Stumped Scholars for Well Over a Century. Could Its Pages Have Been Bound Out of Order This Whole Time?: A new study claims that the pages of the Voynich Manuscript, thought… @SmithsonianMag #VoynichManuscript #MedievalHistory #Mystery #Scribes #Codebreaking
This Mysterious Medieval Manuscript Has Stumped Scholars for Well Over a Century. Could Its Pages Have Been Bound Out of Order This Whole Time?
A new study claims that the pages of the Voynich Manuscript, thought to be written by several different scribes in 16th-century Europe, alternate irregularly. It may change the way codebreakers approach the text
dlvr.it
October 22, 2026 at 9:24 PM
This Mysterious Medieval Manuscript Has Stumped Scholars for Well Over a Century. Could Its Pages Have Been Bound Out of Order This Whole Time?: A new study claims that the pages of the Voynich Manuscript, thought… @SmithsonianMag #VoynichManuscript #MedievalHistory #Mystery #Scribes #Codebreaking
When the cipher outgrows the page and builds its own architecture in the dark. Pushed Tri-X 1600 grain and the quiet tension of 1980s analog codebreaking.
Made with NeuraScene: https://neurascene.site
#NeuraScene #AIFilm #Infopunk #FilmPhotography
Made with NeuraScene: https://neurascene.site
#NeuraScene #AIFilm #Infopunk #FilmPhotography
The Permutation Matrix
In a dimly lit 1980s basement office, a cryptanalyst watches punched paper tape and fanfold printouts lift from the desk, their perforations projecting a self-assembling lattice of structured light in the air. Shot on Kodak Tri-X pushed to 1600 with a 50mm f/1.4 lens, the low-key black-and-white print shows heavy silver grain, thin grey shadows, and warm foxing along the worn borders.
brucerlong.xyz
October 22, 2026 at 12:08 AM
When the cipher outgrows the page and builds its own architecture in the dark. Pushed Tri-X 1600 grain and the quiet tension of 1980s analog codebreaking.
Made with NeuraScene: https://neurascene.site
#NeuraScene #AIFilm #Infopunk #FilmPhotography
Made with NeuraScene: https://neurascene.site
#NeuraScene #AIFilm #Infopunk #FilmPhotography