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Enigma machines were essentially a system of rotors that were set a certain way every day. All of the German Navy had a schedule for which way to set the rotors, so that all of the machines would come up with the same results. When the keys were pressed, the rotors turned and came out with a different letter for each key press. For instance, if you pressed the letter "E" three times, you might come out with three random letters such as "D", "Z", and "K". Because the machines were set all the same way, they came up with the same random letters. The scrambled message was then sent to the recipient, who did the entire process in reverse to de-code the message. Previous codes had bases in literature or other media and were relatively easy to crack, while Enigma codes were mathematically based and had literally millions if not billions of solutions.
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How was enigma code broken?
The enigma code wasn't actually broken. What happened was that one of the coding machines, much like a typewriter, was captured along with the coding book. This gave the Allied forces the ability to read the code.
Who would the Germans send Enigma messages to in World War 2?
Enigma messages were sent by radio telegram between different german Army units, german Army command and german Army units, german Naval command and german Navy ships (especially u-Boats), german u-Boats in "wolf packs", Gestapo headquarters and Gestapo offices, some german police organizations. The german Navy and the Gestapo used specially modified Enigma machines for greater security than the standard Enigma machine used everywhere else. German High Command messages were sent using a different machine and sent by radio teletype instead of radio telegram. These machines were much heavier and less portable than Enigma machines but were much faster, so they operated from fixed locations unlike Enigma machines which often moved rapidly in combat. Messages to and from german spies did not use machine cyphers but were usually sent by radio telegram.
What was the impact of Alan Turing's enigma machine?
Turing did not work on the Enigma, it was a German machine. However he did do some work on the British Bombe machines that were used to crack the Enigma machine cipher. Later he saw Tommy Flowers' Colossus electronic computer, designed to crack the German Lorenz SZ40/42 machine cipher. This inspired him after the end of the war to begin work on programmable electronic computers.
What was the name of the German code-making machine in ww2?
It was called the Enigma.
When was The Enigma of Life created?
The Enigma of Life was created on -20-11-07.
How were codes used in history?
They were used for enigma machines. Enigma machine is a way German people sent messages in codes. A Enigma machine holds loads of codes. Enigma machines are like laptops but with massive buttons and in code form
How many enigma machines were captured in world war 2?
6
How was enigma code broken?
The enigma code wasn't actually broken. What happened was that one of the coding machines, much like a typewriter, was captured along with the coding book. This gave the Allied forces the ability to read the code.
When did the first computer made its appearance?
Atanasoff in the pre WWII days, Enigma in WWII. These are early successful machines.
What is the name of the POLISH world war 2 code cracking machine?
Polish intelligence acquired commercial models of the German 'Enigma' cipher machines and produced 'doubles'. When Poland was occupied, the doubles and other information they had on Enigma were smuggled to Britain and formed the base for cracking the Enigma military codes.
Who would the Germans send Enigma messages to in World War 2?
Enigma messages were sent by radio telegram between different german Army units, german Army command and german Army units, german Naval command and german Navy ships (especially u-Boats), german u-Boats in "wolf packs", Gestapo headquarters and Gestapo offices, some german police organizations. The german Navy and the Gestapo used specially modified Enigma machines for greater security than the standard Enigma machine used everywhere else. German High Command messages were sent using a different machine and sent by radio teletype instead of radio telegram. These machines were much heavier and less portable than Enigma machines but were much faster, so they operated from fixed locations unlike Enigma machines which often moved rapidly in combat. Messages to and from german spies did not use machine cyphers but were usually sent by radio telegram.
Why did they use the enigma machine in world war 2?
Arthur Scherbius invented the Enigma machine, filing his first patent in 1918. Its original intended use was for secure business communication.In the late 1920s the German military ordered two differently modified versions of Enigma machines for the Navy and Army that were intended to be more secure than the standard commercial Enigma machines.
What was the impact of the enigma machine?
Turing did not work on the Enigma, it was a German machine. However he did do some work on the British Bombe machines that were used to crack the Enigma machine cipher. Later he saw Tommy Flowers' Colossus electronic computer, designed to crack the German Lorenz SZ40/42 machine cipher. This inspired him after the end of the war to begin work on programmable electronic computers.
How do you use the word enigma?
The use of the word enigma is apparently an enigma to you! Delicious irony!
What does the enigma machine look like?
it is a brown wooden box with a typing machine inside, this would break the enigma code, the Germans used this machine in WW2
What was the impact of Alan Turing's enigma machine?
Turing did not work on the Enigma, it was a German machine. However he did do some work on the British Bombe machines that were used to crack the Enigma machine cipher. Later he saw Tommy Flowers' Colossus electronic computer, designed to crack the German Lorenz SZ40/42 machine cipher. This inspired him after the end of the war to begin work on programmable electronic computers.
What is the antonym for enigma?
Enigma means: mystery: somebody or something that is not easily explained or understood.So the antonym would probably be something like the solution to a problem.
