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In a recent publication of the National Security Agency, United States of America, History and Publication Division, a leaflet with the attractive title The Bombe: Prelude to Modern Cryptanalysis, an historical error on the Enigma is repeated which has been copied for decades. It states that “Hugo Koch, a Dutchman, conceived the machine in 1919. Arthur Scherbius first produced it commercially in 1923”. It is time to return to historical correctness.
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(2009). An Error in the History of Rotor Encryption Devices. In: Historische Notizen zur Informatik. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-85790-7_27
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