Join us for the DC book premiere of X,Y&Z: The Real Story of How Enigma Was Broken

Meet author Sir Dermot Turing at the Polish Embassy

Event Invitation

Join us for the DC premiere of X,Y&Z: The Real Story of How Enigma Was Broken, a book by Sir Dermot Turing on the full story of the Enigma machine and those behind it.

Tuesday, April 9, 2019
7:00 p.m.

Embassy of the Republic of Poland
2640 16th Street NW
Washington, DC 20009

6:30 p.m. – Doors open
7:00 p.m. – Introductory remarks
7:10 p.m. - 8:15 p.m. – Talk by Dermot Turing, Q&A & book signing
8:15 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. – Light reception


Admission is free but registration is required.
Due to the limited availability of seats, early registration is recommended.

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X,Y&Z: The Real Story of How Enigma Was Broken

Drawing on recently declassified archives, Dermot Turing, the nephew of Alan Turing, tells in full the real story of how Enigma was broken and celebrates the early work of the Polish codebreakers which lead to the joint efforts of the French, British and Polish secret services (X,Y and Z) during WWII.

Dermot Turing is the author of Prof, the acclaimed biography of Alan Turing. He spent his career in the legal profession after graduating from Cambridge and Oxford, and is a trustee of Bletchley Park. He has extensive knowledge of World War II code-breaking and is a regular presenter at major cryptology events, most recently presenting at the US National Security Agency’s Center for Cryptologic History.

It will be possible to purchase the book during the event.

Book presentation will be accompanied by an exhibit Enigma – Decipher Victory about Polish mathematicians whose work was foundational for the breaking of the Enigma code.

Event organized by the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Washington, DC