Enigma Machine
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
Role range: 1914-1918
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Arthur Scherbius Biography and Timeline
Follow Arthur Scherbius through 5 dated historical records for Germany.
Arthur Scherbius, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1918–1928Years on this page
1918
Enigma Machine
Offers a prototype rotor cipher machine to the German Navy as military communications security becomes a wartime concern.
Role range: 1914-1918
Enigma Machine
Invents the Enigma Machine
Role range: 1914-1918
1926
Enigma Machine
Sees the German Navy introduce an Enigma variant for secure naval communications.
1928
Enigma Machine
Sees the German Army introduce Enigma for military communications.
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