The release of the film, The Imitation Game, about the life and work of Alan Turing, inspired the Guardian to publish this description of how the German encryption device worked—and why, like ...

Used during WWII to encrypt messages, the Enigma Machine has a fascinating history and unique workings. This animation delves into its mechanisms and significance. Further topics explored include ...

Alan Turing wartime manuscript, Enigma machine up for auction "The Imitation Game" helped make World War II code breaker Alan Turing a household name. But for all the attention he has gotten for ...

The Enigma was a type of enciphering machine used by the German armed forces to send messages securely during the Second World War.

How does the Enigma machine work? Rotors at top left could be rotated to different settings, to generate different codes - more rotors made the code more difficult to crack ...

A rare Enigma machine — a German gadget that encoded secret messages during World War II — is up for auction. The device is unique, even among Enigma machines. That's because it has a German ...

An original World War II Enigma machine is to be used to encrypt messages that will be decoded at Bletchley Park, as part of Cheltenham Science Festival.

An Enigma machine, used by the German military to send secret codes during World War II, sold for more than $232,000.