Science and technology students at Capitol College in Laurel, Md., were among the privileged few to gain a rare glimpse of the famous German Enigma cryptology machine and to hear some long-held U.S. secrets about cracking its code during World War II.
Senior cryptology historian Timothy Mucklow offered a close-up look at the Enigma as well as America’s lesser known, but unbroken, SIGABA.
Mucklow brought both pieces of equipment with him as he demonstrated how they work and their uses during the war. The mint condition machines were on display on the stage in the Avrum Gudelsky auditorium on campus.
