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Title Inside the WWII cipher machine cracked by Alan Turing: X-ray scans give a 'unique' look inside an Enigma device used by the Nazis to encrypt their messages Media name/outlet Mail Online Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 19/11/18 Description A fascinating new video gives a unique look inside the Enigma cipher machine used by the Nazis during World War Two and famously cracked by a team of code breakers led by British mathematician Alan Turing.
Scientists used state-of-the-art X-ray scans to peer inside the Enigma's metal casing, revealing the wiring and rotors that encrypted the messages sent using the machine.URL https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-6405787/Amazing-video-gives-unique-look-inside-Enigma-cipher-machine.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ito=1490&ns_campaign=1490 Persons Philip Withers
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- Enigma machine
- Alan Turing
- X-ray CT scans
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