1944 ⟶ Colossus Computer Becomes Operational
June 1: First operational electronic computer, Colossus, com...
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⚙️ Frank Whittle Submits Ideas for Turbo-Jet Engine
Frank Whittle formally submitted his ideas for a turbo-jet engine. In October 1929, he developed his ideas further. On 16 January 1930, Whittle submitted his first patent (granted in 1932).⟶
AviationWorld War IIPatent
United Kingdom🚀 Frank Whittle Conceives the Supersonic Combusting Ramjet
AeronauticsJet PropulsionMilitary Technology
United Kingdom💡 Cavity Magnetron Development
John Randall and Harry Boot would develop the high power, microwave generating, cavity magnetron, later applied to commercial Radar and Microwave oven appliances.⟶
World War IIRadio TechnologyPhysicsElectromagnetism
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💺 James Martin Invents Ejector Seat
James Martin invents the ejector seat, inspired by the death of his friend and test pilot Captain Valentine Baker in an aeroplane crash in 1942.⟶
AviationWorld War IIMilitary TechnologySafety
United Kingdom🔑 Public-Key Cryptography Concept Proposed
James H. Ellis proposed the possibility of "non-secret encryption", more commonly termed public-key cryptography, a concept that would be implemented by his GCHQ colleague Clifford Cocks in 1973, in what would become known as the RSA algorithm, with key exchange added by a third colleague Malcolm J. Williamson, in 1975.⟶
CryptographyComputer ScienceMathematicsInternet
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