Flowers to Fibre

The National Museum of Computing (TNMOC) is home to the world's largest collection of working historic computers.Follow the development of computing: from the Turing-Welchman Bombe and Colossus of the 1940s through the large systems and mainframes of the 1950s, 60s and 70s, to the rise of personal computing and the rise of mobile computing and the internet.Recognised as one of England’s top 100 ‘irreplaceable places’, we welcome corporate and group visits, schools and individuals from all over the world.We are normally open Tuesday to Friday 10:30 -17:00, Saturday & Sunday 10:30 – 17:00. Please check tickets for actual opening days and times.TNMOC operates independently of Bletchley Park Trust, although we are located on the Bletchley Park Estate.To visit us, go through the main Bletchley Park entrance, through the barrier, walk or drive bearing left beyond the main car parks, to our separate entrance located at the top of the Park.Visit their website here for more information.https://www.tnmoc.org/Sat Nav users: please use the postcode for the railway station MK3 6DS on Sherwood Drive and then follow signs. The postcode for Bletchley Park will actually take you to an old entrance which is closed.

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NEW EXHIBITION- Fast: Britain’s high-speed communications future - a history.

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A﻿ New Gallery Exhibition opening- Flowers to Fibre Britain’s high-speed communications future - a history.Flowers to Fibre will be delivered through special exhibits, interactive experiences, and displays hosted at The National Museum of Computing. A wonderful Collaboration with the Communications Museum Trust.It will also capture the day-to-day experiences of the people involved in this story for future generations.Why now? This special year - not simply two years before BT turns off that faithful copper network, it also marks three additional milestones:75th anniversary Tommy Flowers starting his pioneering work.55 years since two pilot experiments in London that first delivered Flowers’ vision for the digital phone exchange.33 years since Britain’s long-distance phone trunk went fully digital, introducing phone services now considered the gold standard for the industry.The Schedule: 10:30 -10:45 - Refreshments -Welcome 11:00 -12:15 - Dr David Abrutat Departmental Historian (GCHQ Historical Section)12:20 -13:30 Gallery Opening - Visitors explore the Exhibition and meet the experts13:30 - 14:15 Lunch &amp; Networking14:15 -16:30 Visitors explore the Exhibition and meet the experts,Museum free flowSchedule subject to change A﻿boutThe Communications Museum Trust Ltd is a non-profit charitable company limited by guarantee. The board of directors (trustees) is elected each year by our members. Membership is open to any individual as well as organisations. The founders have extensive experience of working with various museums across the UK with significant communications &amp; computing exhibits who have come together to lay the future for telecoms history preservation in the UK recognising that there was a need for a more formal central body to co-ordinate the collections which are geographically dispersed and ensure that technical skills and knowledge to keep these exhibits working are not lost for future generations. We plan to register with the Charity Commission once our income goes above the minimum threshold which is required to be eligible for registered charity status. We are also working longer term towards Accredited Museum status.About our speakerDr DAVID ABRUTAT is a former Royal Marines Commando, RAF Officer and retired Zoologist. In his spare time he became an Associate Fellow and lecturer in International Relations and Security Studies at the University of Buckingham in the Department of Economics. He is now the GCHQ Departmental Historian.He has long had a passionate interest in World War Two Military History and is a Council member in the Royal Marines Historical Society (RMHS).His first published work was ‘Vanguard: The Intelligence and Reconnaissance Missions Behind D-Day’ published in May 2019 by Unicorn Publishing. His second book ‘Radio War’ was published just 6 months later. He is now working on the Official History of 42 Commando RM.He is a Fellow of the Royal Geographic Society and the Royal Historical Society.

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