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jan 1, 1943 - ENIGMA

Description:

Description:The Enigma machine is a piece of spook hardware invented by a German and used by Britain's codebreakers as a way of deciphering German signals traffic during World War Two.

History:Invented in 1943 by Arthur Scherbius
Special Features:

Uses: Messages typed into the machine were encrypted and then sent by Morse code

Interaction/Exposure:ENIGMA cipher machine was used by the German military in World War II.

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jan 1, 1943
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~ 82 years ago