Newly revealed documents show that, while breaking Nazi codes, Turing was also building a device that almost changed military communication forever.

The particularity of these cipher devices is that they shouldn't exist anymore. Not in one piece and certainly not functional. Because it was a state secret technology, utmost care was taken by German ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Edward Hebern of California designed ...

Edward Hebern of California designed this machine to encipher and decipher typed messages. It uses one of the most important developments in cipher machines, the rotor. Rotary cipher machines were ...

Lost Nazi cipher manuals relating to a code believed to be more advanced than the famous Enigma cipher have been discovered in Prague after more than 80 years. The original wartime manuals for the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "Fritz Menzer did not just come up with this machine - he developed other machines. And he also worked on cryptanalysis machines ...

If you have ever dreamt of owning a World War II Enigma Machine, a three-rotor cipher machine will be auctioned by Boston-based RR Auction. The machine was originally made for the German military in ...

As the June 6 anniversary of D-Day approaches, Boston’s RR Auctions is offering a sale of over 170 autographs and artifacts, with some focus on World War II relics, live on the house’s website through ...

Every message, financial transaction, medical record, or government document encrypted today could remain stored ...