the Enigma machine

GPTKB entity

Properties (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf cipher machine
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Arthur_Scherbius
gptkbp:famousFor its_role_in_World_War_II
gptkbp:hasHistoricalSignificance intelligence warfare
cryptanalysis history
World_War_II_history
gptkbp:hasKeywords 150 quintillion possible settings
gptkbp:hasProductLine plugboard
reflector
rotors
gptkbp:hasVariants gptkb:Kriegsmarine_Enigma
gptkb:Luftwaffe_Enigma
Wehrmacht Enigma
commercial_Enigma
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label the Enigma machine
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Polish_cryptanalysis
gptkbp:inspiration gptkb:Enigma_(film)
The Imitation Game (film)
The Code Book (book)
gptkbp:inventor 1918
gptkbp:isAssociatedWith gptkb:Bletchley_Park
gptkb:French_intelligence
gptkb:Alan_Turing
gptkb:British_intelligence
gptkb:Polish_intelligence
cryptanalysis teams
American_intelligence
gptkbp:isChallengedBy modern encryption methods
gptkbp:isConsidered a symbol of secrecy
a complex encryption device
a pivotal technology in warfare
a symbol of intelligence efforts
a symbol of technological innovation
gptkbp:isFacilitatedBy 1945
gptkbp:isFeaturedIn video games
board games
gptkbp:isStudiedIn history
computer science
mathematics
military studies
gptkbp:isUsedIn puzzles
escape room games
gptkbp:notableUsers gptkb:German_Navy
gptkb:German_Army
gptkb:Luftwaffe
gptkbp:relatedTo cryptography
codebreaking
gptkbp:releasedIn Allied_cryptanalysts
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Lorenz_cipher_machine
gptkbp:triggerType rotor mechanism
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:usedFor military communications