[nobody31415926]

And if a rather more brilliant and more important code breaker, Bill Tutte, had been recognised by Canada they would have a silicon valley now.

[sbuk]

As far as 'if,but, maybes' go, if us British had recognised the brilliance of both men... However, one man is continually overlooked. Without Tommy Flowers' engineering brilliance, the work of both Tutte and Turing would have had less impact.