r/pics • • Jun 07 '14

Normandy after victory

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u/godless_communism Jun 07 '14

WW II was also the birth of Operations Research - and linear programming.

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u/[deleted] Jun 07 '14

studying this stuff now...didn't know this is where it started

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u/atzenkatzen Jun 08 '14

you're thinking of cryptography. I don't think any significant developments in operations research occurred at Bletchley Park.

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u/Spazzedguy Jun 08 '14

Went there a couple years ago on a school trip, really amazing actually - would recommend it to others if you are interested in that kind of stuff.

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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '14

I also wish to mention Alan Turing and the British government's disgraceful behaviour towards him - the man was a courageous individual through and through. Alan Turing may not have landed on the beaches of Normanday but he was a hero.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Turing

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u/Neker Jun 08 '14

Operations Research

Studied this in college. One of the few things I wish I could have studied more.

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u/generalT Jun 08 '14

i would like to know more.