Arthur Scherbius

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Jacob Ludolf Arthur Scherbius (30 October 1878 – 13 May 1929) was a German electrical engineer who is best known for inventing the mechanical rotor cipher Enigma machine. He patented the invention and later sold the machine under the brand name Enigma.

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