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If You Think Bill Nye's Awesome, Wait Until You Hear About His Mom, Who Was A Top-Secret Code Breaker During World War II

From 1993 to 1998, Bill Nye hosted the PBS children's science show Bill Nye the Science Guy and became an icon in classrooms across the country. He made learning about planets, the climate, nutrition, ...
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Alan Turing, World War II code-breaker castrated for being gay, is the face of Britain's £50 note

Alan Turing, a crack code-breaker and visionary mathematician who was convicted under Victorian-era homophobic laws, will be the face of Britain's new £50 note. Alan Turing, a crack code-breaker and ...
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Bletchley Park code breaker Betty Webb dead at 101

A decorated World War Two code breaker who spent her youth deciphering enemy messages at Bletchley Park has died at the age of 101. Charlotte "Betty" Webb MBE - who was among the last surviving ...
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Julia Parsons, U.S. Navy Code Breaker During World War II, Dies at 104

Soon after her officer training in Washington, she was recruited to a classified code-breaking team. She kept her work secret for decades, even from her family. By Michael S. Rosenwald Julia Parsons, ...