Joan Clarke Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Joan Clarke, based on 4 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.

4 records1940–19451 events1 places

Chronological biography

1940

Enigma Machine1940

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Bletchley Park

Arrives at Bletchley Park and is assigned to Turing's Hut 8 team working on Naval Enigma.

Enigma Machine1940

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Bletchley Park

Becomes skilled in Banburismus, reducing the Bombe processing required for Naval Enigma.

1941

Enigma MachineMay 1941

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Bletchley Park

Works in Hut 8 as captured U-boat material helps restore access to German Naval Enigma traffic.

1945

Enigma MachineMay 1945

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Bletchley Park

Remains in Hut 8 through the end of the European war, continuing work on German Naval Enigma.

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.