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   Joan Elisabeth Lowther Murray, MBE (née Clarke; 24 June 1917 – 4 September 1996) was an English cryptanalyst and numismatist who worked as a code-breaker at Bletchley Park during the Second World War.

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3. www.bbc.com › news › technology-29840653Joan Clarke, woman who cracked Enigma cyphers with Alan ... - BBC

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   Nov 10, 2014 · Joan Clarke, the only female codebreaker to work alongside Alan Turing and his team during WW2, is brought to prominence by Keira Knightley in The Imitation Game.

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4. www.bbc.co.uk › news › articlesJoan Clarke: Blue plaque unveiled at code-breaker's London ...

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   May 29, 2024 · Joan Clarke, who cracked German messages at Bletchley Park and GCHQ, was honoured with a blue plaque at her childhood home in West Dulwich. She was a talented mathematician and a key member of Alan Turing's team, portrayed by Keira Knightley in The Imitation Game.

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6. scientificwomen.net › women › clarke-joan-158Joan CLARKE - Scientific Women

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   Joan Clarke was a codebreaker at Bletchley Park during World War II who helped decipher Nazi Germany's secret communications. She also studied coinage and won the Sanford Saltus Gold Medal from the British Numismatic Society.

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   Joan Clarke played a notable role in Britain's crucial achievements during World War II and it is clear that her mathematical expertise on the Naval Enigma helped to shorten the war and thereby save thousands of lives.

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   Dec 5, 2014 · Joan Clarke was a real person and a codebreaker at Bletchley Park during World War II. She was portrayed by Keira Knightley in the movie The Imitation Game, which deviated from the true story in some aspects.

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   Who was Joan Clarke?

   • A code-breaker who played a key role in decrypting German messages during World War Two has been commemorated with a blue plaque. Joan Clarke, who was portrayed by Keira Knightley in the 2014 film The Imitation Game, was a talented mathematician who worked alongside Alan Turing at Bletchley Park.

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   Does Joan Clarke have a relationship with Alan Turing?

   • Finally, look for the secret web link in one of The Imitation Game teaser trailers. Portrayed by Keira Knightley in The Imitation Game movie, the real Joan Clarke discusses her engagement to Alan Turing and learning of his homosexuality. Despite Turing's interest in Clarke, she says that their relationship was not very physical.

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   Who were Joan Clarke parents?

   • Joan Clarke was one of the English mathematicians recruited to work on wartime German codes with Alan Turing at Bletchley Park. Joan Clarke's parents were William Kemp Lowther Clarke, a Clergyman, and Dorothy Elisabeth Clarke. She was their youngest child and had three elder brothers and one sister.

   Joan Clarke - Biography - MacTutor History of Mathematics

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   Why did Joan Clarke go to Cambridge?

   • Joan Clarke went to Cambridge to study Mathematics, and was awarded a double First in 1940. One of her supervisors was Gordon Welchman who persuaded her to come to Bletchley Park after completing her studies. On arrival she was not put into Hut 6 with Welchman, but instead was assigned to work with Turing in Hut 8.

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10. www.gchq.gov.uk › information › joan-clarkeJoan Clarke - NCSC

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    Jul 15, 2019 · Joan Clarke was a mathematician who worked with Turing in Hut 8 at Bletchley Park during World War II. She broke off her engagement to Turing, who was gay, but remained friends and corresponded with him after his arrest.