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Mavis Batey, code-breaker extraordinaire

Mavis Batey, code-breaker extraordinaire

by Talking Humanities | Jun 7, 2018 | Analysis & Comment, Archives & Libraries, Features, History & Classics, Politics & Law, Public Engagement, Republished

Dr Elizabeth Dearnley, a lecturer at UCL’s School of European Languages, Culture and Society, explores the remarkable life of Mavis Batey, Bletchley Park code-breaker and garden historian.  ‘Hello, we’re breaking machines. Have you got a pencil? Here, have...

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