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Peter Hilton
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Peter John Hilton was a British mathematician, noted for his contributions to homotopy theory and for code-breaking during World War II.
Hilton in 1993
Hilton in 1993
Beno Eckmann, Peter Hilton, Jean-Pierre Serre, and André Haefliger in Zürich in 2007
Beno Eckmann, Peter Hilton, Jean-Pierre Serre, and André Haefliger in Zürich in 2007
Lorenz cipher
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The Lorenz SZ40, SZ42a and SZ42b were German rotor stream cipher machines used by the German Army during World War II. They were developed by C. Lorenz AG in Berlin. The model name SZ is derived from
The Lorenz SZ42 machine with its covers removed. Bletchley Park museum
The Lorenz SZ42 machine with its covers removed. Bletchley Park museum
The Lorenz SZ machines had 12 wheels each with a different number of cams (or "pins"). OKW/Chi wheel name ABCDEFGHIKLM BP wheel name ψ1 ψ2 ψ3 ψ4 ψ5 μ3
The Lorenz SZ machines had 12 wheels each with a different number of cams (or "pins"). OKW/Chi wheel name ABCDEFGHIKLM BP wheel name ψ1 ψ2 ψ3 ψ4 ψ5 μ37 μ61 χ1 χ2 χ3 χ4 χ5 Number of cams (pins) 434751535937614131292623
Cams on wheels 9 and 10 showing their raised (active) and lowered (inactive) positions. An active cam reversed the value of a bit (0→1 and 1→0).
Cams on wheels 9 and 10 showing their raised (active) and lowered (inactive) positions. An active cam reversed the value of a bit (0→1 and 1→0).
A rebuilt British Tunny at The National Museum of Computing, Bletchley Park. It emulated the functions of the Lorenz SZ40/42, producing printed cleart
A rebuilt British Tunny at The National Museum of Computing, Bletchley Park. It emulated the functions of the Lorenz SZ40/42, producing printed cleartext from ciphertext input.