#BletchleyPark code breaker Betty Webb dies aged 101

A decorated #WorldWarTwo code breaker who spent her youth deciphering enemy messages at Bletchley Park has died at the age of 101.

Mrs Webb, from Wythall in Worcestershire, joined operations at the Buckinghamshire base at the age of 18, later going on to help with Japanese codes at The Pentagon in the US. She was awarded France's highest honour - the Légion d'Honneur - in 2021.
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Bletchley code breaker Betty Webb dies aged 101

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Alan #Turing: The #codebreaker who saved 'millions of lives' by breaking the encryption messages of hitler to the generals in the front. After #WW2, Turing was convicted because of his #homosexuality and given a choice between imprisonment and probation. His probation would be conditional on his agreement to undergo hormonal physical changes designed to reduce libido, known as "chemical castration".

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Honoring the legacy of Alan Turing, the codebreaker who was instrumental in cracking the Enigma code during WWII. This week marks 70 years since his death.

Learn about Turing's life and work with Andrew Hodges of @UniofOxford
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