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Actually they captured two. I posted about this in this thread earlier only to find my comment at -2. Not sure why the sudden downvotes, especially considering
by drzaiusapelord 11y ago
Actually they captured two. I posted about this in this thread earlier only to find my comment at -2. Not sure why the sudden downvotes, especially considering I posted about the U505 before you did. Regardless, here is the link:
http://www.msichicago.org/whats-here/exhibits/u-505/the-exhibit/artifacts/enigma/ http://www.msichicago.org/whats-here/exhibits/u-505/the-exhi...
Yes, MSI has one of the Enigmas on-premises and can be viewed if you pay for the tour (U505 tour is not part of standard admissions and sells out everyday). I'm something of an MSI junkie and can't recommend this enough. Its an incredibly under-appreciated museum. If it was in LA or NYC it would probably be world famous. Being 25 minutes south of Chicago's downtown seems to have hurt its prestige. Its too far for tourists to go without a car unless they really want to hoof it via public trans, which takes almost an hour from downtown.
Interestingly enough, its on the site and housed in a building (The Palace of Fine Arts) built for Chicago's infamous Columbian World's Fair from 1893 where guys like Edison, General Electric, Tesla, Westinghouse, and others showed off the new technology of various electrical innovations (neon light, long distance power transmission, powerful electric motors, etc) for home and industry.
- todd8 11y agoThis is the location of the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry. This was one of my favorite family vacation destinations as a child (around 1960). The 1893 Columbian World's Fair is written about in the fascinating book by Erik Larson, Devil in the White City.