Jean Valentine

One of the original operators of the Bombe at Bletchley Park.

Jean Valentine was one of the original operators of the Bombe at Bletchley Park, helping decipher messages encoded by Enigma.

In this film Jean gives us a firsthand account of life at Bletchley Park during the war, and demonstrates how the Bombe worked using a replica machine now on show at the museum.

“ We wanted to win this war and whatever we were able to do … we did. ”

Jean Valentine

Teaching Point: Why did women end up dominating the operation of the Bombe machine?

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