January 2006
Intermediate to advanced
213 pages
8h 39m
English

WILLIAM FREDERICK FRIEDMAN (1891–1969), the dean of modern American cryptologists, was the most eminent pioneer in the application of scientific principles to cryptology and laid the foundation for present-day cryptologic concepts. Born in Kishinev, Russia, on 24 September 1891, he was brought to the United States in 1892; married Elizebeth Smith in May 1917; fathered a son, John, and a daughter, Barbara. He retired from the National Security Agency in 1955 after thirty-five years of service with U.S. cryptologic activities. Mr. Friedman died at his home in Washington, D.C., on 2 November 1969.
B.S. (genetics), Cornell University, ...
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