cryptography

7 photos tagged cryptography, from 4 members of Flickr Commons.

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1898

2011

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TVL1970 said:
Famed American cryptographer William Friedman with a (AT&T subsidiary) Western Electric-manufactured printing telegraph. See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_F._Friedman See the same photo on Page 3 of the below publication: Mucklow, Timothy J., The SIGABA/ECM II Cipher Machine: “A Beautiful Idea.” Center for Cryptologic History, National Security Agency, 2015. 44 pages, Papercover. www.nsa.gov/portals/75/documents/about/cryptologic-herita...
Jon (LOC P&P) said:
Thanks TVL1970! An identification of both the man and the gadget. Our catalogers will add this information to the catalog record.
Chuck Walla said:
Brilliant identification. Poor guy looks like his charge number just got cut off.

Flickr Foundation said:
This photo is one of the most-viewed Flickr Commons images on Wikimedia Commons with 346,275 views in October 2023. 🎉 commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Zimmermann_Telegram.jpeg