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The Polish Mathematician Who Cracked Enigma Before Alan Turing

Before the famous Bletchley Park efforts, three Polish mathematicians—Jerzy Różycki, Henryk Zygalski, and Marian Rejewski—had already cracked the German Enigma machine in 193...

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Chiune Sugihara: The Japanese Diplomat Who Saved 6,000 Jews

Defying direct orders from Tokyo, Japanese consul Chiune Sugihara issued transit visas to thousands of Jewish refugees in Lithuania in 1940. He wrote visas by hand for 18-20 hours ...

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