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    • William Gordon Welchman OBE (15 June 1906 – 8 October 1985) was an English mathematician. During World War II, he worked at Britain's secret decryption centre at Bletchley Park, where he was one of the most important contributors. In 1948, after the war, he moved to the US and later worked on the design of military communications systems. … See more

    Early life, education and career

    Gordon Welchman was born, the youngest of three children, at Fishponds in Bristol, to William Welchman … See more

    Bletchley Park

    Just before World War II, Welchman was invited by Commander Alastair Denniston to join the Government Code and Cypher School in the event of war. GCCS established a centre ("Station X") for decryption … See more

    Born15 June 1906 · Fishponds, Bristol, England
    Died8 October 1985 (aged 79) · Newburyport, Massachusetts, US
    Occupation(s)Mathematician, codebreaker, author
    Postwar

    After the end of the war Welchman took up Hugh Alexander's old post as director of research for the John Lewis Partnership. In 1948, after the war, he moved to the United States. Welchman taught the first computer programmi… See more

    Personal life

    In 1937 Welchman married Katharine Hodgson, a professional musician. The couple had a son and two daughters.
    In 1959 Welchman divorced Katharine and married the American Cubist painter Fannie Hillsmith. … See more

    Legacy

    Gordon Welchman was the subject of a BBC documentary in 2015. The programme was entitled Bletchley Park: Code-breaking's Forgotten Genius and as The Codebreaker Who Hacked Hitler when broadcast … See more

    Works

    • —— (1950). Introduction to Algebraic Geometry. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1316-6018-08.
    • —— (1982). The Hut Six Story: Breaking the Enigma Codes (1st ed.). McGraw - Hill. ISBN … See more

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