Colossus was designed by research telephone engineer Tommy Flowers to solve a problem posed by mathematician Max Newman at the Government Code and Cypher School (GC&CS) at Bletchley Park.
Colossus a fost realizat de inginerul Tommy Flowers pentru a rezolva o problemă propusă de matematicianul Max Newman în cadrul Școlii Guvernamentale de coduri și cifruri (GC&CS) de la Bletchley Park.