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In 1939 a chap called Geoffrey Tandy was “summoned for war work” at Bletchley Park, says The Economist. As a botanist at the Natural History Museum, he wasn’t entirely sure what he could offer in the fight against fascism. It turned out that Britain’s spymasters had wanted an expert in cryptograms -Tandy was, an expert in cryptogams (algae). His botanical knowledge did come in handy – his expertise on saltwater algae “proved essential in salvaging German codebooks recovered from the sea”.
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