She worked at the secret codebreaking establishment Bletchley Park during World War II, and though married to Robert Douglas was visited there by her (later) second husband Anthony Quayle.
The Newmanry was a section at Bletchley Park, the British codebreaking station during World War II.
He is also a member of the editorial board of Cryptologia, the scholarly journal of codes and codebreaking, and of the "Usage Panel" of the American Heritage Dictionary.
The Testery was a section at Bletchley Park, the British codebreaking station during World War II.