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艾伦·Turing钢笔
继Turing-威尔奇曼钢笔取得成功后,国家计算机博物馆推出了其Conway Stewart钢笔系列的第二款。笔帽顶端设有专门设计的银黑珐琅“X”按钮,复刻了恩尼格玛密码机上的“X”键,同时也代表着X站。
全球仅限量制作251支。每支钢笔的笔杆末端均刻有其编号。
第二次世界大战期间,艾伦·Turing 驻扎于X站,即布莱切利园——这座维多利亚式庄园曾是英国顶尖密码破译人员的战时总部。作为一支由才华横溢的数学家和密码学家组成的团队的一员,他协助设计了“炸弹机”(Bombe),该机器每日可破译数以千计的纳粹军事通讯,并帮助将战争缩短了两年。
X站
1938年5月,秘密情报局(SIS,或称军情六处)局长休·辛克莱爵士购入这座庄园及周边58英亩(约23公顷)土地,以备战时之用,供政府通讯总部(GC&CS)及秘密情报局使用。最初,布莱切利园内设立了一间无线电室,设于庄园水塔内,代号为“X站”,如今这一名称有时也泛指布莱切利园整体的密码破译工作。“X”为罗马数字“十”,因这是秘密情报局的第十个此类站点。
恩尼格玛密码机
二战期间,德国陆军、空军和海军每日通过一种便携式打字机状密码机传送数以千计的加密通讯,该机器配有可更换的转子和接线板。这种机器由一家名为ENIGMA的公司制造,因而得名。德军每日更换加密方式,英国人须在24小时内,从惊人的1.5 x 1020种可能选项中破解出新的密码。 艾伦的过人才智与他在X站的杰出团队设计出一台能够快速破译密码的机器,使每日 数以千计的敌方信息得以被读取。艾伦常被视为现代计算机科学之父,而X站则被视为英国政府通讯总部(通称GCHQ,英国情报与安全机构)的雏形。
战后,艾伦在国家物理实验室工作,设计了自动计算机(ACE),这是最早具备存储程序功能的计算机之一。
关于这支钢笔
笔杆上刻有“艾伦·Turing钢笔”字样,以铭记这位奇才——他在第二次世界大战期间从事的秘密活动帮助欧洲免于纳粹暴政,同时也开启了计算机时代的序幕。
宽阔的纯银笔帽环上刻有“ENIGMA”一词,笔身内设有秘密隔层可藏匿您的秘密讯息——旋开笔杆末端,内有一处可存放小卷纸条的空间,写下您给自己或所爱之人的讯息,最好是以密码书写! (请注意,该书并不随笔附送)
提供钢笔或宝珠笔款式。(请注意,宝珠笔款式的笔杆末端无法旋开以存放秘密讯息)。
国家计算机博物馆
这支钢笔由位于英格兰布莱切利园的国家计算机博物馆呈献。这座精彩绝伦的博物馆收藏了全球规模最大的可运作历史计算机藏品——从20世纪40年代的Turing-威尔奇曼炸弹机与巨人计算机,到50、60、70年代的大型系统与主机,再到个人计算机的兴起,乃至移动计算、互联网、电子游戏与机器人技术的兴盛。每支售出钢笔的部分收益将捐赠予该博物馆,以支持其运营。如欲虚拟游览该博物馆,请访问其网站 https://www.tnmoc.org
SPECIAL NIB OPTION
In addition to selecting the nib width; you may further customise your nib to match your writing style, choosing from:
- Italic
- Left Oblique
- Right Oblique
- Stub
Our nib wright who is one of the UK’s most experienced will undertake the work to your exact specification
18ct GOLD CS 2-TONE NIB
You may select one of our Conway Stewart 2-tone 18ct gold nibs to be fitted to your fountain pen. They have been acclaimed by many of our customers for their ‘smooth-as-butter’ writing experience and are available in Extra Fine, Fine, Medium or Broad widths.
FILLING MECHANISM
This pen has a dual filling system. It is fitted with a converter (reservoir) which allows the user to draw ink from a bottle or alternatively, you may remove the converter and use standard European ink cartridges. All our fountain pens come with 2 complimentary cartridges so you can start to use it immediately. If you prefer to use bottled ink, we recommend our own range of high quality ink, made in England and available in a range of colours.
DIMENSIONS and WEIGHT
- Length Closed: 146mm │ 5.75"
- Length Posted: 181mm │ 7.13"
- Length of Barrel incl nib: 138mm │ 5.43"
- Length of Cap: 70mm │ 2.76"
- Diameter of Barrel: 15mm │ 0.59"
- Diameter of Cap: 17.5mm │ 0.69"
- Weight: 51gms │ 1.80oz
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