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  3. @pluralistic, on page 133 of Enshittification you mention the cadre of Polish mathematicians at Bletchley Park, Jerzy Różycki, Henryk Zygalski, and Marian Rejewski as instrumental in breaking the Enigma code.

@pluralistic, on page 133 of Enshittification you mention the cadre of Polish mathematicians at Bletchley Park, Jerzy Różycki, Henryk Zygalski, and Marian Rejewski as instrumental in breaking the Enigma code.

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    @pluralistic, on page 133 of Enshittification you mention the cadre of Polish mathematicians at Bletchley Park, Jerzy Różycki, Henryk Zygalski, and Marian Rejewski as instrumental in breaking the Enigma code. I’ve never heard of them. Do you (or anyone else seeing this) know of any books telling their stories? I know there are books about the whole Bletchley Park endeavor, so if any of those include these folks I can start with those, of course. Any recommendations? Thanks.

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      @pluralistic, on page 133 of Enshittification you mention the cadre of Polish mathematicians at Bletchley Park, Jerzy Różycki, Henryk Zygalski, and Marian Rejewski as instrumental in breaking the Enigma code. I’ve never heard of them. Do you (or anyone else seeing this) know of any books telling their stories? I know there are books about the whole Bletchley Park endeavor, so if any of those include these folks I can start with those, of course. Any recommendations? Thanks.

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      @qurlyjoe @pluralistic Lots of info available online. https://ieee-aess.org/post/blog/history-column-polish-cryptographers-marian-rejewski-jerzy-rozycki-and-henryk-zygalski
      https://www.bl.uk/stories/blogs/posts/polish-mathematicians-and-cracking-the-enigma
      https://www.nsa.gov/portals/75/documents/about/cryptologic-heritage/historical-figures-publications/publications/wwii/solving_enigma.pdf

      See also: Carter, Frank, The First Breaking of Enigma: Some of the Pioneering Techniques Developed by the Polish Cipher Bureau, Report No 2, Bletchley Park Trust, 2008.

      Sebag-Montefiore, Hugh, Enigma: The Battle For The Code, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2001.

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        @qurlyjoe @pluralistic Lots of info available online. https://ieee-aess.org/post/blog/history-column-polish-cryptographers-marian-rejewski-jerzy-rozycki-and-henryk-zygalski
        https://www.bl.uk/stories/blogs/posts/polish-mathematicians-and-cracking-the-enigma
        https://www.nsa.gov/portals/75/documents/about/cryptologic-heritage/historical-figures-publications/publications/wwii/solving_enigma.pdf

        See also: Carter, Frank, The First Breaking of Enigma: Some of the Pioneering Techniques Developed by the Polish Cipher Bureau, Report No 2, Bletchley Park Trust, 2008.

        Sebag-Montefiore, Hugh, Enigma: The Battle For The Code, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2001.

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          @pluralistic, on page 133 of Enshittification you mention the cadre of Polish mathematicians at Bletchley Park, Jerzy Różycki, Henryk Zygalski, and Marian Rejewski as instrumental in breaking the Enigma code. I’ve never heard of them. Do you (or anyone else seeing this) know of any books telling their stories? I know there are books about the whole Bletchley Park endeavor, so if any of those include these folks I can start with those, of course. Any recommendations? Thanks.

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          @qurlyjoe @pluralistic
          There's a whole museum to them in Poznań, the Enigma Cipher Centre. The reason that you've never heard of them is that they were given (forced to take?) top-secret jobs behind the Iron Curtain after the war.

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            @qurlyjoe @pluralistic
            There's a whole museum to them in Poznań, the Enigma Cipher Centre. The reason that you've never heard of them is that they were given (forced to take?) top-secret jobs behind the Iron Curtain after the war.

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            Enigma Cipher Centre - Wikipedia

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            @mrundkvist @qurlyjoe @pluralistic I recommend - an incredible place to visit!

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