Arthur Scherbius Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Arthur Scherbius, based on 5 World History Database records associated with Germany.

5 records1918–19281 events0 places

Chronological biography

1918

Enigma Machine1918

Warfare / World War, 1st

Invents the Enigma Machine

Enigma Machine23 February 1918

Warfare / World War, 1st

German engineer Arthur Scherbius applies for a patent for a cipher machine using rotors and, with E. Richard Ritter, founds the firm of Scherbius & Ritter

Enigma Machine15 April 1918

Warfare / World War, 1st

Offers a prototype rotor cipher machine to the German Navy as military communications security becomes a wartime concern.

1926

Enigma Machine9 February 1926

Warfare / World War, 2nd

Sees the German Navy introduce an Enigma variant for secure naval communications.

1928

Enigma Machine15 July 1928

Warfare / World War, 2nd

Sees the German Army introduce Enigma for military communications.

Record provenance

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