- One of the Second World War's
- most fascinating stories is that of the Enigma machine,
- a portable encryption device widely used by the Germans,
- which they believed to be totally secure. Nevertheless, by mathema
- tical analysis and modern technology (and a certain amount of good luck), the Allies devised techniques for 'breaking' Enigma codes, and thus read hundreds of thousands o
- f German messages, providing a wealth of reliable intelligence.
- After the lecture, the audience are invited to take part in a hands-on
- practical demonstration of one of the few surviving Enigma machines.
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