Episode 066 - Joan Clarke | Cryptanalyst & Numismatist

Alternate Title: An Enigmatic Woman

Emlyn tells Emma about the cryptanalyst and numismatist Joan Clarke, who worked as a codebreaker for the British army during WWII. 

 

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Sources

Main Story - Joan Clarke

1. “Joan Clarke, woman who cracked Enigma cyphers with Alan Turing” by Joe Miller , BBC News. https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-29840653
2. “100 years ago: Joan Clarke” by American Mathematical Society. https://www.ams.org/journals/notices/201703/rnoti-p252.pdf
3. “The Enigma of Joan Clarke: Numismatist” by Heritage Editorial. https://blog.ha.co
4. “Banburismus”, Wikipedia Article. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banburismus

Women who Work 

• Wallace, KJ, York, JM. A systems change framework for evaluating academic equity and inclusion in an Ecology and Evolution Graduate Program. Ecol. Evol. 2020; 00: 1– 8. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.6817

 

Music 

“Mary Anning” by Artichoke

“Work” by Rihanna

 

Cover Image

Original publication: Sykes, Christopher (Director) (1992). The Strange Life and Death of Dr. Turing (Videotape). London: BBC Videos for Education and Training. OCLC 36219490.

Immediate source: http://www.bletchleyparkresearch.co.uk/waiting-for-joan-clarke/