Thanks, Wilson! Now this is a book I need to read. Crypto is amazingly fun.
73, Walter Dufrain - K5EST On Mon, Sep 9, 2019, 06:09 Wilson Lamb <[email protected]> wrote: > I just read the incredible bio of Elizebeth Friedman, a pioneer > cryptanalyst. > Aside from crucial contributions to WWI AND WWII crypto work, she ran the > Coast Guard's > crypto shop that chased rum runners during Prohibition. > Does anyone have info on this work, the radios or people involved? > I'm guessing there were a couple of radio wizards to whom the bootleggers > turned for their designs/installations, given the necessity for > discretion... > The book is "The Woman who Smashed Codes" and it's in some libraries or > pretty cheaply on Ebay. > Her husband, William, was also a crypto pioneer who gave heroic service, > at the expense of his health. > Wilson > W4BOH > _______________________________________________ > Boatanchors mailing list > [email protected] > https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/boatanchors > _______________________________________________ Boatanchors mailing list [email protected] https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/boatanchors
