NSA cryptologist to speak at ACU, demonstrate WWII-era Enigma machine

One of the last working Enigma machines – used to decipher Nazi messages in World War II – will be demonstrated at Abilene Christian University at a cryptology presentation Tuesday, Oct. 13.

Jennifer Wilcox, administrator and educational coordinator for the National Security Agency’s National Cryptologic Museum, will speak on "Solving the Enigma & Secrets: Making and Breaking" at 7 p.m. in the Hunter Welcome Center. The event is free and open to the public. Visit acu.edu/academics/adamscenter/registration.html or call 325-674-2455 for reservations.

Wilcox will give an overview of American cryptologic history ranging from 18th-century codes to the use of Enigma, the machine that deciphered Germany’s code during World War II, and continuing through supercomputers. The presentation also will include a question-and-answer session and viewing of the Enigma machine.

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