Used during WWII to encrypt messages, the Enigma Machine has a fascinating history and unique workings. This animation delves into its mechanisms and significance. Further topics explored include ...

Part mechanical, part electrical, Enigma looked like an oversized typewriter. Input the first letter of your message on the keyboard, and then a letter lights up revealing what it has been ...

Enigma machines are devices that perform cryptography using pseudo-random numbers. The original enigma machine code was broken by detecting hidden patterns in these pseudo-random numbers. This paper ...

He didn't just want something that looked like an Enigma machine; Haroldsen wanted a working replica. He wanted it to "scramble letters and unscramble letters, because that's how they did it.

Whoever ends up owning this Enigma machine will have a chance to understand cipher-work during World War II but also math, cryptanalysis, encipherment procedures, military intelligence measures ...

This spring, you can see German Enigma machines at the Museum of World War II in Natick, Massachusetts, the very kind that Alan Turing had to decode.

This spring, you can see German Enigma machines at the Museum of World War II in Natick, Massachusetts, the very kind that Alan Turing had to decode.