William F. Friedman
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title:
William F. Friedman
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William Frederick Friedman was a US Army cryptographer who ran the research division of the Army's Signal Intelligence Service (SIS) in the 1930s, and parts of its follow-on services into the 1950s. In 1940, subordinates of his led by Frank Rowlett broke Japan's PURPLE cipher, thus disclosing Japanese diplomatic secrets before America's entrance into World War II.
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American cryptologist (1891–1969)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_F._Friedman
date created:
2003-01-27T11:28:34Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T23:32:33Z
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