25 Apr
2007
25 Apr
'07
1:27 p.m.
On 25 Apr 2007 at 14:40, Jules Richardson wrote:
Indeed - the patent for the machine was granted in
1918 I think, and the
machine was intended as much for business as it was for military purposes;
there was just no interest initially because the price was too high.
There was an article on this subject in "Invention and Technology"
magazine some years ago. Few know that the basic mechanism for the
Enigma was invented by an American and unsuccessfully peddled to the
US Navy, who couldn't conceive of a need for such a thing. Great
minds at work...
Cheers,
Chuck