MAIL ONLINE 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

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A fascinating new video gives a unique look inside the Enigma cipher machineĀ 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.

Period19 Nov 2018

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  • Enigma machine
  • Alan Turing
  • X-ray CT scans
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