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Romancing the Geek: 10 Science and Tech destinations in Europe to take your loved one.

by Eileen Brown  |  February 9, 2012 5:52am PST  |  Image 1 of 10

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Bletchley Park National Codes Centre, Bletchley, UK

Home of Colossus, the worlds first computer. Colossus was built to crack messages from the German High Command during the second World War. These messages were sent by Lorenz telegraphic cipher.

Home of the Bombe machine, used to crack the settings on the Enigma machines used by the German military.

The Museum of Computing will also stir up a few fond memories for older geeks.

 

Credit: Steve Brown

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