Advanced Placement (AP) Computer Science

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Who developed the British Bombe?

Alan Turing
Charles Babbage
John von Neumann
Augustus De Morgan

The correct answer is: Alan Turing

The British Bombe was developed by Alan Turing as a crucial tool in the effort to decrypt the Enigma machine during World War II. Turing, a mathematician and logician, designed the Bombe to automate the process of testing various possible settings of the Enigma machine. This innovation significantly accelerated the code-breaking process at Bletchley Park, where Turing and his team worked. His contributions were pivotal in the development of early computers and laid foundational concepts in computer science and artificial intelligence. The other individuals mentioned, while influential in their own rights—Charles Babbage for the design of the Analytical Engine, John von Neumann for his work in computer architecture and game theory, and Augustus De Morgan for his contributions to formal logic—did not play a role in developing the Bombe specifically.