world war ii in news
Bletchley Park restoration short on funds
News Historic Bletchley Park needs a financial helping hand to save several buildings used by World War II code breakers. Bletchley is home to a rebuilt version of the legendary Colossus code breaking machine which cracked the Nazi Enigma code and... [30 May 2008]
Bletchley Park future under colossal threat
News The survival of Bletchley Park, the secret home to Britain's codebreakers during World War II, is under serious threat from the "ravages of age and a lack of investment" unless the government steps in to provide vital funds. [24 Jul 2008]
Bill Gates turns his back on tech Mecca
News The Bill and Melinda Gates foundation has turned down a request for funding from the UK's Bletchley Park - reputedly the home of the world's first modern programmable computer and widely credited with helping bring the Second World War to an early... [11 Aug 2003]
Red Hat boss calls for 'caring, sharing' business world
News There have been cases before where putting selfishness aside led to broad, powerful benefits, he said, citing the Salk vaccine for polio and the Marshall Plan to boost the European economy after World War II. [04 Aug 2004]
WWII photos see web servers grind to a halt
News A website that claims to contain more than five million detailed aerial photos of major events during World War II has been crippled by demand on its first day. Allan William, head of the Evidence in Camera project, told Reuters: "These images... [19 Jan 2004]
Virus alert: Sober spreads hate mail
News However, in the same week that Germany and Europe celebrate the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe, the latest variant's sole purpose seems to be to distribute hate mail. Last week, antivirus firms warned that the previous Sober... [16 May 2005]
Creator of the integrated circuit dies
News He went into the Army during World War II but returned to Illinois to graduate in 1947. The device, about half the size of a paper clip, was the world's first integrated circuit. TI chairman Tom Engibous said in a prepared statement: "In my opinion... [22 Jun 2005]
Lords leave ID cards bill in tatters
News Independent Labour peer Lord Stoddart of Swindon, accused the government of undermining the freedoms won by those who had fought for the UK in World War II, saying the measures had "elements of a fascist state". [24 Jan 2006]
English Channel web haven sunk?
News HavenCo is located on a rusting, basketball-court-size fortress erected by the British military during World War II to shoot down Nazi aircraft. The name of the company was derived from the concept of a safe haven from governments around the world... [05 Aug 2003]
German beats Colossus codecracking computer
News In an ironic twist, a team from the UK operating a World War II codebreaking computer has been beaten in a cipher-breaking contest by a German. In the Cipher Challenge, a competition run by the National Museum of Computing last week, the cipher... [19 Nov 2007]
ID Card Bill clears Commons
News The Bill was passed with 224 votes to 64 as some Labour MPs joined with the Liberal Democrats in voting against the legislation that would force UK citizens to carry identity cards for the first time since World War II. [11 Feb 2005]
Worm turns on Japanese Windows
News The document contains various key dates from World War II involving Japan and China, for instance, when Japan invaded Manchuria. A new variant of the Nachi worm has emerged that is apparently sending a political message to computers running... [13 Feb 2004]
US government sites sell Amazon down the river
News The US Mint, one of the most successful online sales operations in the government's 164-site portfolio, selling commemorative and collectable coins, amassed sales of $150m during 2000, while a World War II memorabilia site has raised $2.3m since... [29 May 2001]
Ginger inventor scoops major award
News Ruth Rogan Benerito will be given the Lemelson-MIT lifetime achievement award for the invention of easy care cotton after World War II. The man behind the Segway Human Transporter, Dean Kamen, has won half a million dollars and the coveted Lemelson... [23 Apr 2002]
ID cards won't comply with data protection laws
News Thomas cited the example of the UK's previous paper-based ID card scheme during World War II, which was initiated to enforce three checks - draft dodgers, food rationing, and to identify non-British people. [17 Nov 2004]
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