Leader of the team that reconstructed the code-breaking Colossus Computer at Bletchley Park, Sale is known for his indefatigable energy in doing the impossible—reconstructing a complex machine when its original and all design material had been destroyed in the interests of secrecy.
Tony Sale had a varied career including service in the RAF, working for MI5 (part of the UK secret service), working at Marconi Research, running a software company for 12 years, and being an active member of the British Computer Society (BCS). He was a member of the group which set up the Computer Conservation Society—a joint effort by the BCS and the London Science Museum—which aimed to preserve or reconstruct pioneer computer projects in the UK.
Over a period of 15 years or so, Sale led the team which reconstructed the code-breaking Colossus Computer at Bletchley Park. The reconstructed Colossus was brought back to life in 2005.
