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German Enigma, c. 1935
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Enigma, Germany, c.1935
“The Enigma encryption machine was patented by Hugo Koch in Holland in 1919 and first produced commercially by German engineer Arthur Scherbius in 1923. In 1928 Polish officials intercepted one being shipped to the German Embassy in Warsaw. By 1934, Polish intelligence had cracked the Enigma’s method of operation. On July 25, 1939, just prior to the Nazi invasion of Poland, they passed the secret on to the French and British governments. This three-rotor version is capable of generating 150,000,000,000,000,000,000 different code combinations by using spare rotors in different orders, varying the initial positions, and changing the plugs on the front.”
Computer History Museum
Mountain View, CA
(7165)
German Enigma, c. 1935
other photos:
www.flickr.com/photos/cshym74/3623898109/
www.flickr.com/photos/cshym74/3572470034/
Enigma, Germany, c.1935
“The Enigma encryption machine was patented by Hugo Koch in Holland in 1919 and first produced commercially by German engineer Arthur Scherbius in 1923. In 1928 Polish officials intercepted one being shipped to the German Embassy in Warsaw. By 1934, Polish intelligence had cracked the Enigma’s method of operation. On July 25, 1939, just prior to the Nazi invasion of Poland, they passed the secret on to the French and British governments. This three-rotor version is capable of generating 150,000,000,000,000,000,000 different code combinations by using spare rotors in different orders, varying the initial positions, and changing the plugs on the front.”
Computer History Museum
Mountain View, CA
(7165)