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X-WR-CALDESC:26 August 1892: American cryptologic pioneer Elizebeth Smith F
riedman was born. Photo is from The George C. Marshall Foundation. \n\nEli
zebeth Friedman was inducted into the NSA Cryptologic Hall of Honor in 199
9. Read the full Hall of Honor entry about her impressive career and uniqu
e list of accomplishments via the link below.\n\nYou can also learn more a
bout Ms. Friedman on our 'Female Pioneers in Cryptology and Related Fie
lds' page - to include articles and books written about her life and c
areer. See the link below.\n\nFrom the Hall of Honor: \n\nE
lizebeth Smith Friedman--wife\, mother\, writer\, Shakespeare enthusiast\,
cryptanalyst\, and pioneer in U.S. cryptology--died on 31 October 1980 in
Plainfield\, New Jersey\, at the age of 88. Although she is often referre
d to as the wife of William Friedman\, she enjoyed many successes in crypt
ology in her own right and has been dubbed 'America's first female cryptan
alyst.' In fact\, although her husband is credited with numerous contribut
ions to cryptology\, it was Mrs. Friedman who introduced him to the field.
.....\n\nAlthough Mrs. Friedman worked closely with her husband William as
part of a team\, many of her contributions to cryptology were unique. She
deciphered many encoded messages throughout the Prohibition years and sol
ved many notable cases single-handedly\, including some codes which were w
ritten in Mandarin Chinese. As has been determined\, the complexity or dif
ficulty mattered not. After fifty years at her business\, Elizebeth Smith
Friedman had indeed proved to be a pioneer in code breaking.\n\nTo further
commemorate the contributions of the Friedmans\, NSA's OPS1 building was
dedicated as the William and Elizebeth Friedman Building during the Agency
's 50th Anniversary Commemoration in 2002.
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DESCRIPTION:26 August 1892: American cryptologic pioneer Elizebeth Smith Fr
iedman was born. Photo is from The George C. Marshall Foundation. \n\nEliz
ebeth Friedman was inducted into the NSA Cryptologic Hall of Honor in 1999
. Read the full Hall of Honor entry about her impressive career and unique
list of accomplishments via the link below.\n\nYou can also learn more ab
out Ms. Friedman on our 'Female Pioneers in Cryptology and Related Fiel
ds' page - to include articles and books written about her life and ca
reer. See the link below.\n\nFrom the Hall of Honor: \n\nEl
izebeth Smith Friedman--wife\, mother\, writer\, Shakespeare enthusiast\,
cryptanalyst\, and pioneer in U.S. cryptology--died on 31 October 1980 in
Plainfield\, New Jersey\, at the age of 88. Although she is often referred
to as the wife of William Friedman\, she enjoyed many successes in crypto
logy in her own right and has been dubbed 'America's first female cryptana
lyst.' In fact\, although her husband is credited with numerous contributi
ons to cryptology\, it was Mrs. Friedman who introduced him to the field..
....\n\nAlthough Mrs. Friedman worked closely with her husband William as
part of a team\, many of her contributions to cryptology were unique. She
deciphered many encoded messages throughout the Prohibition years and solv
ed many notable cases single-handedly\, including some codes which were wr
itten in Mandarin Chinese. As has been determined\, the complexity or diff
iculty mattered not. After fifty years at her business\, Elizebeth Smith F
riedman had indeed proved to be a pioneer in code breaking.\n\nTo further
commemorate the contributions of the Friedmans\, NSA's OPS1 building was d
edicated as the William and Elizebeth Friedman Building during the Agency'
s 50th Anniversary Commemoration in 2002.
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SUMMARY:1892: Elizebeth Smith Friedman Birth Date
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