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X-WR-CALDESC:2 March 1971: On this date in 1971\, cryptologic pioneer Colon
 el Parker Hitt died. He was inducted into the NSA/CSS Cryptologic Hall of 
 Honor in 2011. Read about his career and accomplishments in the NSA Crypto
 logic Hall of Honor entry about Parker Hitt via the link below. \n\nHitt's
  work\, 'The Manual for the Solution of Military Ciphers\,' published in 1
 916\, was the first work of its kind in the United States in 100 years and
  laid the foundation for the nation's impressive cryptologic achievements 
 during the 20th century. At a time when the nation had no formal cryptolog
 ic service\, Parker Hitt's innovative work documented concepts and princip
 les that would be used to protect U.S. military communications for decades
 . His work also directly influenced William and Elizebeth Friedman\, who r
 eferred to him as the 'father of modern American cryptology.' \n\nColonel 
 Hitt's wife Genevieve Young Hitt (who had knack for cipher work) has been 
 credited with assisting in the preparation and compilation of her husband'
 s seminal work - 'The Manual for the Solution of Military Ciphers' (mentio
 ned above). Learn more about Genevieve Young Hitt via the link below.\n\nY
 ou can also learn more about Col. Parker Hitt by reading Betsy Rohaly Smoo
 t's book - 'Parker Hitt: The Father of American Military Cryptology.' See 
 link below to learn about the book.
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DESCRIPTION:2 March 1971: On this date in 1971\, cryptologic pioneer Colone
 l Parker Hitt died. He was inducted into the NSA/CSS Cryptologic Hall of H
 onor in 2011. Read about his career and accomplishments in the NSA Cryptol
 ogic Hall of Honor entry about Parker Hitt via the link below. \n\nHitt's 
 work\, 'The Manual for the Solution of Military Ciphers\,' published in 19
 16\, was the first work of its kind in the United States in 100 years and 
 laid the foundation for the nation's impressive cryptologic achievements d
 uring the 20th century. At a time when the nation had no formal cryptologi
 c service\, Parker Hitt's innovative work documented concepts and principl
 es that would be used to protect U.S. military communications for decades.
  His work also directly influenced William and Elizebeth Friedman\, who re
 ferred to him as the 'father of modern American cryptology.' \n\nColonel H
 itt's wife Genevieve Young Hitt (who had knack for cipher work) has been c
 redited with assisting in the preparation and compilation of her husband's
  seminal work - 'The Manual for the Solution of Military Ciphers' (mention
 ed above). Learn more about Genevieve Young Hitt via the link below.\n\nYo
 u can also learn more about Col. Parker Hitt by reading Betsy Rohaly Smoot
 's book - 'Parker Hitt: The Father of American Military Cryptology.' See l
 ink below to learn about the book.
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SUMMARY:1971: Cryptologic Pioneer Colonel Parker Hitt.
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