How did the Enigma Machine work?

Used during WWII to encrypt messages - come see inside and how it works!
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Further reading on a some things that I couldn't include in the video:
-Changes/improvements to the Enigma Machine: (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enigma_machine#Models)
-The number of possible enigma settings is 10^23 (https://ciphermachines.com/enigma)
-How the machine was broken by the allies: (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptanalysis_of_the_Enigma)
-The bombe machine (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombe)
-Alan Turing (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Turing)
-Breaking of Enigma was classified until the 1970s (https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/spies/ciphers/enigma/default.htm)

🌐Sources:
https://youtu.be/ASfAPOiq_eQ - The Enigma Machine Explained (World Science Festival)
https://youtu.be/QwQVMqfoB2E - How the Enigma machine works
https://youtu.be/TYX691q2J2c - Imitation Game: how did the Enigma machine work?
https://youtu.be/mcX7iO_XCFA - The Inner Workings of an Enigma Machine
https://youtu.be/G2_Q9FoD-oQ - Enigma Machine (Numberphile)
https://youtu.be/V4V2bpZlqx8 - Flaw in the Enigma Code (Numberphile)
https://youtu.be/lsv_Li2FXzw - Enigma Cipher Machine History | Ralph Simpson | Talks at Google

http://users.telenet.be/d.rijmenants/en/enigmatech.htm
https://www.cryptomuseum.com/crypto/enigma/working.htm
https://brilliant.org/wiki/enigma-machine/
https://ciphermachines.com/enigma

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