The Invention that Reshape the History: Bombe Machine
World War II was one of the most important occasion in human history. It affected the lives of
millions. The war was fought between two sides. On one side were the Allied powers, which
included the United States, United Kingdom, Soviet Union, China, and France. These
countries were more powerful than the other side which was called the Axis powers. It
included Germany, Italy, and Japan. It was less powerful than the Allies because the less
resources and global reach.
On the other hand, humans made several inventions due to the war. One of the most
important invention was Enigma Machine, which was used by Nazi Germany. The machine
played a critical role in the war, it was made for communication secretly by generating codes
that were very hard to break. The machine had trillions of possible settings, which was a
challenge to codebreakers. Each combination making was a challenge for them.
Despite this, a British mathematician and computer scientist Alan Turing, who was known
for the efforts to break the Enigma Code, invented the Bombe. During the invention of the
device Turing and his team worked at Bletchley Park, the central code-breaking spot for the
Allies forces. The Bombe became a key tool in the war. The Bombe is an electro-mechanical
device to discover some of the daily settings of the Enigma Machines until it founds the
correct codes. It systematically tried various combinations of Enigma Machines until it
identified a match. It’s an obvious fact that the enigma machine codes were hard to break,
but the Bombe succeeded when the other attempts had failed. It allowed to understand
German military communications. The success of the Bombe allowed the Allies to make
decisions more easy and strategically.
In conclusion, It helped to bring about the end of the war. Turing’s invention to breaking the
enigma code the war might have taken years and by that time the war could’ve shifted
drastically. The results of the Turing invention were beyond successful. Turing’s work not
only helped in World War II but also laid the groundwork for the modern computer science.
