The Science of Information: From Language to Black Holes Season 1 Episode 11 Cryptanalysis and Unraveling the Enigma
- TV-PG
- December 11, 2015
- 31 min
Unravel the analysis that broke the super-secure Enigma code system used by the Germans during World War II. Led by British mathematician Alan Turing, the code breakers had to repeat their feat every day throughout the war. Also examine Claude Shannon's revolutionary views on the nature of secrecy.