Uploaded December 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Used during WWII to encrypt messages - come see inside and how it works!
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His website: EnigmaMuseum.org
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Further reading on a some things that I couldn't include in the video:
-Changes/improvements to the Enigma Machine: (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enigma_machine#Models)
-The number of possible enigma settings is 10^23 (ciphermachines.com/enigma)
-How the machine was broken by the allies: (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptanalysis_of_the_Enigma)
-The bombe machine (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombe)
-Alan Turing (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Turing)
-Breaking of Enigma was classified until the 1970s (nationalarchives.gov.uk/spies/ciphers/enigma/default.htm)
🌐Sources:
youtu.be/ASfAPOiq_eQ - The Enigma Machine Explained (World Science Festival)
youtu.be/QwQVMqfoB2E - How the Enigma machine works
youtu.be/TYX691q2J2c - Imitation Game: how did the Enigma machine work?
youtu.be/mcX7iO_XCFA - The Inner Workings of an Enigma Machine
youtu.be/G2_Q9FoD-oQ - Enigma Machine (Numberphile)
youtu.be/V4V2bpZlqx8 - Flaw in the Enigma Code (Numberphile)
youtu.be/lsv_Li2FXzw - Enigma Cipher Machine History | Ralph Simpson | Talks at Google
users.telenet.be/d.rijmenants/en/enigmatech.htm
cryptomuseum.com/crypto/enigma/working.htm
brilliant.org/wiki/enigma-machine
ciphermachines.com/enigma
🟠This animation was made with Blender 2.93 - then I rendered it with Blender 3.0(Cycles Render)
blender.org
🎵Music (soundstripe.com):
"Swan" by Enoch Yang
"A New Horizon" by Cloud Wave
"Dawning Sprite" by Lincoln Davis
I purchased a 3D model of the Enigma Machine for this video (I then had to create most of the inside):
turbosquid.com/3d-models/max-enigma-cipher-machine/928029
🎧Here is some of the gear that I use for animation:
Graphics Card: GTX 1080ti amzn.to/3gVoM1J
CPU: i7-8700k amzn.to/2TWgbnw
Motherboard: Asus Prim Z370-A amzn.to/2t4EVth
Microphone: Samson Go Mic amzn.to/3vPFXqM
Mouse: Logitech G600 amzn.to/3gTqCSd
Chair: Staples Gaming Chair amzn.to/31hNgKS
Used during WWII to encrypt messages - come see inside and how it works!
Watch more animations👇
youtu.be/7QsgPiLe_Q0
youtu.be/Iod6uwUGM2E
Go to brilliant.org/jaredowen to sign up for free.
Support these videos: patreon.com/jaredowenanimations
Thanks to the Dan Perera for his help creating this animation.
His website: EnigmaMuseum.org
💻Follow me on social media:
Patreon: patreon.com/JaredOwenAnimations
Twitter: twitter.com/JaredOwen3d
Instagram: instagram.com/JaredOwenAnimations
Facebook: facebook.com/JaredOwen3d
Tiktok: tiktok.com/@jaredowenanimations
This video has been dubbed in over 20 languages, you can change the audio track language in the Settings menu (click the gear icon in the lower right hand corner of the video).
Try dubbing your videos with AI: dittodub.com/a/jaredowen
Further reading on a some things that I couldn't include in the video:
-Changes/improvements to the Enigma Machine: (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enigma_machine#Models)
-The number of possible enigma settings is 10^23 (ciphermachines.com/enigma)
-How the machine was broken by the allies: (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptanalysis_of_the_Enigma)
-The bombe machine (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombe)
-Alan Turing (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Turing)
-Breaking of Enigma was classified until the 1970s (nationalarchives.gov.uk/spies/ciphers/enigma/default.htm)
🌐Sources:
youtu.be/ASfAPOiq_eQ - The Enigma Machine Explained (World Science Festival)
youtu.be/QwQVMqfoB2E - How the Enigma machine works
youtu.be/TYX691q2J2c - Imitation Game: how did the Enigma machine work?
youtu.be/mcX7iO_XCFA - The Inner Workings of an Enigma Machine
youtu.be/G2_Q9FoD-oQ - Enigma Machine (Numberphile)
youtu.be/V4V2bpZlqx8 - Flaw in the Enigma Code (Numberphile)
youtu.be/lsv_Li2FXzw - Enigma Cipher Machine History | Ralph Simpson | Talks at Google
users.telenet.be/d.rijmenants/en/enigmatech.htm
cryptomuseum.com/crypto/enigma/working.htm
brilliant.org/wiki/enigma-machine
ciphermachines.com/enigma
🟠This animation was made with Blender 2.93 - then I rendered it with Blender 3.0(Cycles Render)
blender.org
🎵Music (soundstripe.com):
"Swan" by Enoch Yang
"A New Horizon" by Cloud Wave
"Dawning Sprite" by Lincoln Davis
I purchased a 3D model of the Enigma Machine for this video (I then had to create most of the inside):
turbosquid.com/3d-models/max-enigma-cipher-machine/928029
🎧Here is some of the gear that I use for animation:
Graphics Card: GTX 1080ti amzn.to/3gVoM1J
CPU: i7-8700k amzn.to/2TWgbnw
Motherboard: Asus Prim Z370-A amzn.to/2t4EVth
Microphone: Samson Go Mic amzn.to/3vPFXqM
Mouse: Logitech G600 amzn.to/3gTqCSd
Chair: Staples Gaming Chair amzn.to/31hNgKS
