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A DIY tutorial for constructing a simplified Enigma machine from toilet paper tubes and cardboard, with step-by-step instructions to demonstrate rotor-based substitution cipher mechanics and historical context about Polish codebreaker Marian Rejewski's role in breaking the Nazi Enigma code in 1932.

Marian Rejewski Henryk Zygalski Jerzy Rozycki Bletchley Park Enigma machine
flyingpenguin.com · rolph · 1 day ago · details · hn
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The bhangmeter is a non-imaging radiometer developed at Los Alamos in 1948 to detect and measure atmospheric nuclear detonations by analyzing the characteristic double-flash signature of visible light emitted during nuclear explosions. The device became standard equipment on US reconnaissance satellites and KC-135 aircraft, later incorporated into GPS satellites since 1980 for nuclear treaty verification.

Bhangmeter Los Alamos National Laboratory Hermann Hoerlin EG&G Frederick Reines Operation Sandstone Operation Buster-Jangle Operation Tumbler-Snapper Partial Test Ban Treaty Vela satellites Tsar Bomba Vela incident GPS
en.wikipedia.org · zahlman · 1 day ago · details · hn