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Marian Rejewski
1905 - 1980 · Mathematician, Cryptologist · b. in Bydgoszcz
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Polish mathematician and cryptologist (1905-1980)
Marian Adam Rejewski was a Polish mathematician and cryptologist who in late 1932 reconstructed the sight-unseen German military Enigma cipher machine.
Key achievements
- 01First to break the Enigma cipher machine
- 02Mathematically reconstructed the wiring of Enigma
- 03The foundation of later work at Bletchley Park
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