Word: cryptanalyst
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Dates: during 1956-1956
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...about the power that lies in William Friedman's uncanny knowledge of such things as biliteral codes and complicated ciphers, but even a hint as to his accomplishments has been enough to make many a thoughtful citizen gasp in awe and respect. As the nation's top cryptanalyst, i.e., breaker of secret codes, William Friedman is one of very few men in U.S. history to receive both the Medal for Merit and the National Security Medal. In 1944, he was awarded the prized War Department Commendation for Exceptional Civilian Service. Last week, with only a vague idea...
Raising Hell. A Russian immigrant who came to America with his parents at the age of 1 i½, Cryptanalyst Friedman developed an early interest in ciphers. Like many another schoolboy, he caught the bug by reading Edgar Allan Poe's The Gold Bug. But he put his new-found knowledge to no nobler use than that of exchanging cryptic love notes with a winsome classmate. After trying his hand in an ironworks after graduation from high school, young Friedman at last decided to work his way through agricultural college and become a farmer. Graduating close...
...retirement after three heart attacks, but still an ardent cryptanalyst, William spends happy hours with his wife Elizabeth working at their hobby. They will soon publish a book, intended to prove, by cryptanalysis, that the works of Shakespeare were written by Shakespeare...