Marian Rejewski
Marian Adam Rejewski (; 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.
Rejewski died of a heart attack caused by heart disease on 13 February 1980 in Warsaw, Poland, aged 74.
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1905 births
1980 deaths
German mathematicians
German inventors
Cryptography
Deaths from myocardial infarction