Scherbius and the Enigma. Political, Economic and Military Conditions

Authors

  • Claus Taaks

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp195706

Keywords:

Arthur Scherbius, Enigma, Chiffriermaschinen AG, Reichswehr

Abstract

In 1917, the German War Ministry commissioned Arthur Scherbius to invent a cipher machine. The early history of the device was determined by political and economic disasters. The Enigma was taken up by dubious businessmen in 1920. In 1925 that ended in a catastrophe.

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Published

2023-05-30

Issue

Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Historical Cryptology HistoCrypt 2023

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