10 JUNE 2019 ENGINEERINGExhibition
Raytheon is partnering with the Science
Museum Group as principal sponsor of a
new exhibition on a century’s worth of
communications intelligence and cyber
security. Top Secret: From ciphers to cyber
security, runs from 10 July 2019 to 23
February 2020 at the Science Museum in
London, and from October 2020 to March
2021 at the Science and Industry Museum
in Manchester.
The exhibition traces the 100-year
history of GCHQ, including the evolution
of the tactics, gadgets and devices used
from WWI to the digital age. Visitors can
explore the story of Alan Turing and the
team of Bletchley Park codebreakers who
cracked the Enigma code, uncover spy-
craft from the Cold War and test their skills
in the museum’s interactive puzzle zone.
“The secret history of the UK’s
Intelligence, Security and Cyber agency is
full of fascinating inventions and historicalfigures,” said Richard Daniel, chief
executive of Raytheon UK. “This is the
latest contribution Raytheon UK has made
to inspire the next generation of young
cyber experts and help the UK to bridge its
long-term STEM skills gaps.”
Visitors will also hear from current
GCHQ staff who perform top secret work
to maintain digital security, critical in the
defence against terror attacks and crime.
Raytheon’s support for Top Secret is
part of an ongoing commitment to inspire
a new generation of STEM students. The
company also sponsors a Cyber Academy,
which provides university students with
a three-day workshop on security skills,
as well as bursaries in support of cyber
specialist education, workshops and
mini-camps. This year, Raytheon will
re-launch its nationwide competition for
schoolchildren to design and fly their own
quadcopters.
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