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World War II: The Enigma of Germany
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Bauer, Craig P. |
| Copyright Year | 2016 |
| Description | The quote above is often used to debunk conspiracy theories, but, as this chapter will show, Ben was completely wrong. Thousands can, and have, kept secrets for decades. As World War I was ending, a new device for enciphering messages came into being-the rotor. It was independently invented by four men in four countries over the years 1917 to 1923. The rotor pictured in Figure 8.1 has 26 electrical contacts on each side. Each contact represents a letter, and 26 wires inside the rotor perform a substitution as the letters pass from one side of the rotor, through the wires, and out to different positions on the other side. Thus, what was once done by hand could now be done by machine. Also, as we shall see, rotors can be easily combined to offer stronger encryption than was previously available. Book Name: Secret History |
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| Ending Page | 319 |
| Page Count | 48 |
| Starting Page | 272 |
| DOI | 10.1201/b14076-12 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited |
| Publisher Date | 2016-04-19 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Book Name: Secret History History Secrets Invented Easily Debunk |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Chapter |
