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The Polish Brains Behind the Breaking of the Enigma Code Before and During the Second World War
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2003 (English)In: Alan Turing: Life and Legacy of a Great Thinker / [ed] Teuscher, Christof, Berlin-Heidelberg-New York: Springer-verlag , 2003, p. 419-440Chapter in book (Other academic)Alternative title
De polska hjärnorna bakom lösningen till Enigmas kodering före och under andra världskriget (Swedish)
Abstract [en]

The German Enigma encoding machine and the contributions of famous cryptologists who broke it, are still topics, which fascinate both scientists and general public. After the monarchy of Kaiser Wilhelm II fell, the Weimar republic came into being, and the idea of equipping the armed forces with machine ciphers already found realization in 1926. The German cipher machine, called Enigma, alarmed the general staffs of neighbouring countries, especially Poland and France. This work intends to describe the efforts of three Polish cryptanalysts who solved the mystery of Enigma during the 30-ties before the beginning of the war. At the end of the paper the cooperation between the Polish cryptologists and Alan Turing – the outstanding English cryptanalyst – is revealed.

Abstract [sv]

I 1900-talets historia var den tyska koderingsmaskinen “Enigma” en av de mest mystiska gåtorna. Artikeln berättar om den spännande historia som följer på upptäckten av avkodningssystemen av Enigmas chiffer. Inte många vet att det var tre unga polska matematiker som redan år 1933 löste koden med hjälp av matematiska metoder, inte minst kombinatorik. I denna skrift kan vi finna inte bara den historiska beskrivningen av fakta utan också ett utdrag av den matematiska lösningen. De historiska företeelser som gällde avslöjandet av kodering omfattar perioden mellan åren 1928–1942. I den sista delen av artikeln läggs en speciell vikt på mycket nära kontakter och samarbete mellan de polska kryptologerna (som under kriget var verksamma i Frankrike) och Alan Turing – den framstående brittiska vetenskapsman som upptäckte prototypen av en dator.

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Berlin-Heidelberg-New York: Springer-verlag , 2003. p. 419-440
Keywords [en]
The Enigma, The German Cryptology Section in Poland, The solution of Enigma's mystery, The Polish gift to the allies, The Polish-British cooperation in work on Enigma during the war
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Human Aspects of ICT Computer Sciences
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URN: urn:nbn:se:bth-9737Local ID: oai:bth.se:forskinfo9AD4FCFBCD2DD5E9C1256E29006539DDISBN: 3-540-20020-7 (print)OAI: oai:DiVA.org:bth-9737DiVA, id: diva2:837667
Available from: 2012-09-18 Created: 2004-01-28 Last updated: 2018-01-11Bibliographically approved

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