444K views · 4.7K reactions | For two months, Elizebeth Friedman worked by hand to crack the codes generated by the German Enigma machine. Until one day she discovered a weakness. Watch an encore of THE CODEBREAKER Tue Dec 28 at 9/8c → pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/codebreaker | American Experience | PBS | Facebook

2.7K reactions · 573 shares | Day after day, Elizebeth Friedman sparred with paper and pencil against the codes generated by the German Enigma machine. Until one day she found a chink in its armor. Tune in or stream THE CODEBREAKER Mon Jan 11 on PBS → pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/codebreaker | American Experience | PBS | Facebook

Cracking the Enigma machine was a monumental task! Imagine 159 quintillion possible settings – a number so vast it seemed impossible to overcome. But a brilliant team found the one way to break it, changing the course of history. Witness the genius and the sheer scale of the challenge in this iconic scene. Movie: The Imitation Game Like this content? Follow me for more 🔥 DM for credit or removal request (no copyright intended) ©️ All rights and reserved to the respective owner(s) #TheImitationG