Gordon Welchman

GPTKB entity

Properties (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:St_John's_College,_Cambridge
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Bletchley_Park
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Order_of_the_British_Empire
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:born June 15, 1906
gptkbp:children three
gptkbp:collaboratedWith gptkb:Alan_Turing
gptkb:Dilly_Knox
gptkb:John_Tiltman
gptkbp:contributedTo cryptographic techniques
Allied_victory_in_World_War_II
gptkbp:contribution development_of_the_Bombe_machine
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Wellington,_New_Zealand
gptkbp:died January 8, 1985
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkbp:famousFor breaking_German_codes_during_World_War_II
gptkbp:field cryptanalysis
gptkbp:fieldOfStudy mathematics
gptkbp:historicalRole pioneering cryptanalyst
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gordon Welchman
gptkbp:impact modern security practices
history_of_World_War_II
gptkbp:influence intelligence policy
computing technology
cryptography education
privacy and security debates
gptkbp:influenced military intelligence
modern cryptography
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Alan_Turing
gptkbp:influenceOn computer science
gptkbp:innovation signal intelligence
gptkbp:involvedIn gptkb:World_War_II
codebreaking efforts
gptkbp:knownFor cryptanalyst
contributions to cryptography
gptkbp:legacy influence on intelligence and security services
gptkbp:members gptkb:British_Academy
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableWork The Hut 6 Story
gptkbp:occupation mathematician
gptkbp:posthumousRecognition historical significance in cryptography
gptkbp:publishes The Hut 6 Story: Breaking the Enigma Codes
gptkbp:researchInterest information theory
gptkbp:residence gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:role head_of_Hut_6
gptkbp:significantEvent Enigma_machine_decryption
gptkbp:spouse Doris_Welchman
gptkbp:workLocation Government_Code_and_Cypher_School