Tommy Flowers

Entrepreneur

Birthday December 22, 1905

Birth Sign Capricorn

Birthplace England

DEATH DATE Oct 28, 1998 (92)

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About

Builder of the Colossus code-breaking programmable computer.

Before Fame

He joined the General Post Office after studying mechanical and electrical engineering.

Trivia

His contributions shortened WWII by two years and saved countless lives.

Family Life

He married Eileen Margaret Green. The couple had two sons, John and Kenneth.

Associated With

His decryption enabled Dwight Eisenhower to know what was waiting for him during the D-Day invasion of Normandy.