The Unsung Heroine of Bletchley Park -Joan Clarke
Joan Clarke was instrumental in decoding the German Enigma code. Due to secrecy in her operation and being a woman, her work was not recognized during her time.
The Hut 8 of the Bletchley park was buzzing with bright minds of the time. The Bletchley park located at an equidistant from Cambridge University and Oxford University was the hotbed for the code-breaking team under British Government. Bletchley park was the working place of the famous mathematician Alan Turing and an equally intelligent woman Joan Clarke. Interestingly, Alan Turing and Joan Clarke were involved in a romantic relationship for a brief period during their employment in Bletchley Park.
Early life:
Joan Clarke was born in London on 24 June 1917. A bright mind from a young age, she joined Newnham college in the field of Mathematics. She got an entry into the Bletchley Park code-breaking team for her exceptional mathematics skills. Communication in World War II was predominantly via radio signal, which was unencrypted, and anyone with a radio receiver can read…
