'bombe' - A woman standing in front of a machine

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'bombe' - A woman standing in front of a machine

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Bombe computing device, made by national cash register, used to aid decryption of german enigma cypher, ww2An Enigma decryption machine, called a "bombe." This machine, made by National Cash Register of Dayton, Ohio, eliminated all possible encryptions from intercepted messages until it arrived at the correct solution.

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black and white photographs of standing women
black and white photographs of the united states in the 1940 s
military people on duty
people using computers in the 1940 s
us navy cryptanalytic bombe
women accepted for volunteer emergency service
women at work in the united states in world war ii
women using computers
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1940 - 1949
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nsa
black and white photographs of standing women
black and white photographs of standing women
black and white photographs of the united states in the 1940 s
black and white photographs of the united states in the 1940 s
military people on duty
military people on duty
people using computers in the 1940 s
people using computers in the 1940 s
us navy cryptanalytic bombe
us navy cryptanalytic bombe
women accepted for volunteer emergency service
women accepted for volunteer emergency service
women at work in the united states in world war ii
women at work in the united states in world war ii
women using computers
women using computers
high resolution
high resolution