WAVE Demonstrating Bombe
Title
WAVE Demonstrating Bombe
Creator
National Security Agency (NSA)
Subject
Bombe; Machines; WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service); Cryptanalysis; World War II
Description
A historical photograph showing a U.S. Navy WAVE demonstrating the operation of a Bombe machine, the electromechanical device used to decrypt Enigma messages.
Publisher
National Security Agency
Contributor
U.S. Navy
Date
1943-1945 (ca.)
Type
Image
Format
image/jpeg
Source
https://www.nsa.gov/History/National-Cryptologic-Museum/Exhibits-Artifacts/Cryptologic-Museum/Machines/igphoto/2002138771/
Coverage
World War II
Files
Citation
National Security Agency (NSA), “WAVE Demonstrating Bombe,” Santa Clara University Digital Exhibits, accessed May 12, 2026, https://dh.scu.edu/exhibits/items/show/5909.
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