Beyond the Imitation Game
From Alan Turing & Bletchley Park
to
James Bond & Quantum Encryption
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Discover the remarkable story of the Enigma machine, a device used by the
German military during WWII to encrypt their military communications. In my
talk, you will learn about the machine's inner workings, the code-breaking
efforts of Alan Turing and his team at Bletchley Park, the role that Canadians
and Norwegians played, the ties to modern espionage and encryption technology,
and what James Bond has to do with all of this. Plus, you will witness an
on-stage demonstration of the Enigma.
Interested in finding out more? Then just
email
me to arrange a talk. As someone who has lived in all four countries involved in this story,
I promise to provide you with a unique "Enigma perspective".
Interested in Canada's ties to Bletchley Park? Click
here.
The story so far: (over 3,000 attendees and counting)
- February 2015, Dokkhuset, Trondheim, Norway
- March 2015, Statoil R&D Centre - Rotvoll, Trondheim, Norway
- March 2015, Delta Jubileum, NTNU, Norway
- March 2015, Gloeshaugen Akademiske Klubb, NTNU, Norway
- April 2015, Microsoft, Trondheim, Norway
- May 2015, Deichmanske Bibliotek (public library - main branch), Oslo, Norway
- March 2016, High-school Event, Lougheed Performing Arts Centre, Camrose, Canada
- March 2016, Lougheed Performing Arts Centre, Camrose, Canada (poster)
- March 2016, The Military Museums of Calgary, Canada (announcement)
- August 2016, Telus World of Science - Edmonton, Canada
- December 2016, For Our Soldiers, Military Comm. & Electronics Museum, Kingston, Canada
- December 2016, Military Comm. & Electronics Museum, Kingston, Canada
- September 2017, OWL, Germany
- November 2017, The Military Museums of Calgary, Canada
- February 2018 (Enigma Centennial), Bridges Series,
St. Jerome's University, Waterloo, Canada;
with
David O'Keefe
and
Richard Brisson
(watch the YouTube video)
- March 2018, UOIT, Oshawa, Canada
- March 2018, Regent Theater, Oshawa, Canada
- May 2018, Calgary Knights of the Round Table, Calgary, Canada
- June 2018, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, Canada
- October 2018, The Military Museums of Calgary, Calgary, Canada; with
David O'Keefe
- October 2018, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada; with
David O'Keefe
- April 2019, Red Deer College, Red Deer, Canada
- May 2019, FH Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germany
- March 2020 (postponed due to COVID-19), Michael J Fox Theatre, Burnaby, BC, Canada;
with
David O'Keefe
and
Ted Barris;
official sponsor:
Canadian Military Exhibition
- March 2021, Rotary Club, Guetersloh, Germany
- April 2021, BioMath Seminar, University of Alberta, Canada
- December 2021, University for Development Studies (UDS), Ghana
- March 2023, Brock University, Canada
- January 2024, FirstOntario Performing Arts Center, St. Catharines, Canada
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Me and my Maschine! (2015)
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Priceless Calgary!
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One of many silly
German mistakes ("cillis").
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Taxi confirmation for
Statoil event. Das Boot
is ready to go!
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Media coverage:
- Adressavisen: "Kapploepet om Enigma-koden", March 30th, 2015
- VG TV: "Enigma maskinen", May 1st, 2015
- Dagligtale: "Enigma machine coming to Augustana", March 9th, 2016
- Global TV - Edmonton, Morning Show: "The Enigma Story", March 10th, 2016
- Camrose Booster: "Breaking the code of the Enigma, March 15th, 2016
- Camrose Canadian: "Professor brings Enigma machine to campus", March 17th, 2016
- CBC Radio Active: "Beyond the Imitation Game", October 22nd, 2018
- CBC News, Edmonton: " 'This really turned the tide': The Enigma machine and World War II in spotlight at U of A", October 22nd, 2018
- CHED: "Beyond the Imitation Game", October 26th, 2018
- and so on...