Marian Rejewski
Polish mathematician and cryptologist (1905–1980)
Marian Adam Rejewski (Polish: [ˈmarjan rɛˈjɛfskʲi] (
listen); 16 August 1905 – 13 February 1980) was a Polish mathematician and cryptologist. In 1932, he helped create the Enigma cipher machine. His invention helped Britain to begin reading German Enigma-encrypted messages.
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 Rejewski, c. 1943–44 | |
| Born | Marian Adam Rejewski 16 August 1905 |
| Died | 13 February 1980 (aged 74) |
| Cause of death | Heart attack caused by heart disease |
| Occupation(s) | Mathematician, cryptologist |
| Known for | Solving the Enigma-machine cipher |
| Awards | Order of Polonia Restituta, Grand Cross[1] War Medal 1939–1945[2] Knowlton Award[3] IEEE Milestone Award.[4][5] |
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Rejewski died of a heart attack caused by heart disease on 13 February 1980 in Warsaw, Poland, aged 74.
References
change- ↑ "Postanowienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 14 lutego 2000 r. o nadaniu orderów" [Polish Order of the President of the Republic on 14 February 2000. On awarding orders.], Monitor Polski (in Polish), 13 (273), 14 February 2000, archived from the original on 4 April 2015, retrieved 5 March 2022
- ↑ Untold Story of Enigma Code-Breaker, 5 July 2005, archived from the original on 18 November 2005, retrieved 9 January 2006
- ↑ "Najwyższe odznaczenie amerykańskiego wywiadu za złamanie kodów Enigmy" [Highest American Intelligence Award for Breaking Enigma Ciphers], Gwiazda Polarna (in Polish), 103 (20): 6, 22 September 2012
- ↑ Polska Agencja Prasowa (5 August 2014), "Wyróżnienie Milestone dla polskich matematyków za złamanie Enigmy" [Milestone Award for Polish mathematicians for breaking the Enigma], Newsweek (in Polish), retrieved 23 July 2016
- ↑ Mazierska, Janina (December 2014), "IEEE Milestone Dedication on the First Breaking of Enigma Code (Poland Section)" (PDF), The IEEE Region 10 Newsletter: 2–4, retrieved 1 February 2015
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