Dayton Codebreakers
Saw a great documentary last night. I don't know why it took so long to learn about Joseph Desch's contributions to freedom, but the fact that most all of his team's work remained classified (above top secret) for more than 40 years likely explains it.
Titled Dayton Codebreakers, the documentary recounts how the U.S. Navy, Desch and his team at NCR (Building 26) in Dayton engineered and designed the machines that broke the four-wheel encryption utilized by German Enigma machines in World War II. The work Desch and his team completed may well surpass any other contribution made in reducing war casualties.
Any fan of Stephenson's Cryptonomicon should check the documentary out. It's a pretty compelling tale, one I found particularly intriguing as I've had the pleasure of touring the U-505, which is now on display in the Museum of Science & Industry in Chicago. The U-505, of course, is important to history as it's the U-boat from which the Allies retrieved an Enigma machine without the Axis' knowledge.
Titled Dayton Codebreakers, the documentary recounts how the U.S. Navy, Desch and his team at NCR (Building 26) in Dayton engineered and designed the machines that broke the four-wheel encryption utilized by German Enigma machines in World War II. The work Desch and his team completed may well surpass any other contribution made in reducing war casualties.
Any fan of Stephenson's Cryptonomicon should check the documentary out. It's a pretty compelling tale, one I found particularly intriguing as I've had the pleasure of touring the U-505, which is now on display in the Museum of Science & Industry in Chicago. The U-505, of course, is important to history as it's the U-boat from which the Allies retrieved an Enigma machine without the Axis' knowledge.
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