158,962,555,217,826,360,000 (Enigma Machine) - Numberphile
The Nazi's Enigma Machine - and the mathematics behind it - was a crucial part of World War II. Flaw video at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4V2bpZlqx8 More links & stuff in full description...
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DR. JAMES GRIME: This is such an inspiring story, because itshows how mathematicians can save lives.We're talking about one of the most famous ciphermachines of all time.It's a code machine called the Enigma machine used by NaziGermany in World War II to send secret, coded messages.And we've got one over here.This is not a copy.This is not a replica.This is an original Enigma machine actually usedin World War II.This was made in 1936.It's an army Enigma machine.Let's see how it works.So this belongs to a man called Simon Singh.He's an author.He writes popular science books.And he lends it to the University ofCambridge, where I work.This was found in a French field, I was told, by anAmerican cryptographer after the war.A...
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DR. JAMES GRIME: This is such an inspiring story, because itshows how mathematicians can save lives.We're talking about one of the most famous ciphermachines of all time.It's a code machine called the Enigma machine used by NaziGermany in World War II to send secret, coded messages.And we've got one over here.This is not a copy.This is not a replica.This is an original Enigma machine actually usedin World War II.This was made in 1936.It's an army Enigma machine.Let's see how it works.So this belongs to a man called Simon Singh.He's an author.He writes popular science books.And he lends it to the University ofCambridge, where I work.This was found in a French field, I was told, by anAmerican cryptographer after the war.A...
