Sentences with phrase «code breakers during»

If the answers were «yes» and «no,» respectively, they made it into a classified training course that, if they passed, led to a job in Washington, D.C. Those two questions were one way to join the roughly 11,000 American women who ultimately worked as government code breakers during World War II.

Language: English Genre: Drama / Biography MPAA rating: PG - 13 Director: Ron Howard Actors: Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Paul Bettany Plot: A genius mathematician takes a job as a code breaker during the cold war where he recluses himself to those around him, including his wife.

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Before revolutionizing the hedge fund industry with his mathematics - based approach, «Quant King» James Simons worked as a code breaker for the US Department of Defense during the Vietnam War, but was fired after criticizing the war in the press.

Before he became friends with fellow writer C.S. Lewis and help create the Inklings writers» group, Tolkien fought in World War I and later assisted the Allies as a code - breaker during World War II.

During WWII the Turing led a group of code breakers at a top secret facility in Bletchley Park during the darkest days of the war in order to crack the German's EnigmaDuring WWII the Turing led a group of code breakers at a top secret facility in Bletchley Park during the darkest days of the war in order to crack the German's Enigmaduring the darkest days of the war in order to crack the German's Enigma code.

Based on the real life story of legendary cryptanalyst Alan Turing (Benedict Cumberbatch), the film portrays the nail - biting race against time by Turing and his brilliant team of code - breakers at Britain's top - secret Government Code and Cypher School at Bletchley Park, during the darkest days of World Warcode - breakers at Britain's top - secret Government Code and Cypher School at Bletchley Park, during the darkest days of World WarCode and Cypher School at Bletchley Park, during the darkest days of World War II.

ENIGMA is based on the bestselling Robert Harris novel of the same name, with its cerebral plot centering around the British code - breakers during World War II, trying valiantly to decipher the complicated codes used by the Nazis, especially during their submarine missions.

After working as a code breaker at Bletchley Park during the war, she returned to Hong Kong and met Feathers.

John Paul Stevens went on to the University of Chicago, followed by a stint as a code breaker with the U.S. Navy during World War II.