A for Andromeda

The Machine (1x2)

: 10, 1961

Fleming has decoded the message, which he thinks is a set of mathematical instructions for constructing a computer of complexity beyond anything in existence. The authorities give the go-ahead for the building of the computer at Thorness, in Scotland. the military, politicians and scientific community all prepare in their own way for what the construction of the computer will mean. meanwhile, knowledge of the message becomes public and Britain is thrown into panic.