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X-WR-CALDESC:16 September 1971: Cryptologic pioneer Agnes Meyer Driscoll di
 ed. \n\nFrom the NSA Web site: \n\nAgnes Driscoll was inducted into the NS
 A/CSS Cryptologic Hall of Honor in 2000. She is also an NSA Women in Ameri
 can Cryptology Honoree.\n\nAgnes Meyer Driscoll's work as a navy cryptanal
 yst who broke a multitude of Japanese naval systems\, as well as a develop
 er of early machine systems\, marks her as one of the true 'originals' in 
 American cryptology. She was born in 1889\, and\, in 1911\, she received a
 n A.B. degree from Ohio State University\, majoring in mathematics\, physi
 cs\, foreign languages\, and music. From her earliest days as a college st
 udent\, Agnes Meyer pursued technical and scientific studies atypical for 
 a woman of the times. After graduation\, she moved to Amarillo\, Texas\, w
 here she was director of music at a military academy\, and\, later\, chair
  of the mathematics department at the local high school.\n\nIn June 1918\,
  about one year after America entered World War I\, Agnes Meyer enlisted i
 n the United States Navy. She was recruited at the highest possible rank o
 f chief yeoman and was assigned to the Code and Signal section of the Dire
 ctor of Naval Communications. Except for a two-year hiatus\, when she work
 ed for a private firm\, Agnes Meyer Driscoll (she married in 1924) would r
 emain a leading cryptanalyst for the U.S. Navy until 1949.\n\nHer efforts 
 were not limited to manual systems\; she was involved also in the emerging
  machine technology of the time\, which was being applied both to making a
 nd breaking ciphers. In her first days in the Code and Signal section\, sh
 e co-developed one of the U.S. Navy's cipher machines\, the 'CM.' In 1923\
 , Miss Meyer left the navy and joined the fledgling Hebern Electric Code C
 ompany as technical advisor. Although Hebern's company ultimately failed\,
  its work in rotor technology would affect machine cryptography for years 
 to come. She returned to the navy in 1924.\n\nIn her thirty-year career\, 
 Mrs. Driscoll broke Japanese Navy manual codes -- the Red Book Code in the
  1920s\, the Blue Book Code in 1930\, and\, in 1940\, she made critical in
 roads into JN-25\, the Japanese fleet's operational code\, which the U.S. 
 Navy exploited after the attack on Pearl Harbor for the rest of the Pacifi
 c War. In early 1935\, Mrs. Driscoll led the attack on the Japanese M-1 ci
 pher machine (also known to the U.S. as the ORANGE machine)\, used to encr
 ypt the messages of Japanese naval attaches around the world. At the same 
 time\, Agnes sponsored the introduction of early machine support for crypt
 analysis against Japanese naval code systems.\n\nEarly in World War II\, M
 rs. Driscoll was engaged in the U.S. Navy's effort against the German nava
 l Enigma machine\, although this work was superceded by the U.S.-U.K. cryp
 tologic exchanges in 1942-43.\n\nMrs. Driscoll was part of the navy contin
 gent that joined the new national cryptologic agencies\, first the Armed F
 orces Security Agency in 1949 and then the National Security Agency in 195
 2. Mrs. Driscoll died in 1971 and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery
 .
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DESCRIPTION:16 September 1971: Cryptologic pioneer Agnes Meyer Driscoll die
 d. \n\nFrom the NSA Web site: \n\nAgnes Driscoll was inducted into the NSA
 /CSS Cryptologic Hall of Honor in 2000. She is also an NSA Women in Americ
 an Cryptology Honoree.\n\nAgnes Meyer Driscoll's work as a navy cryptanaly
 st who broke a multitude of Japanese naval systems\, as well as a develope
 r of early machine systems\, marks her as one of the true 'originals' in A
 merican cryptology. She was born in 1889\, and\, in 1911\, she received an
  A.B. degree from Ohio State University\, majoring in mathematics\, physic
 s\, foreign languages\, and music. From her earliest days as a college stu
 dent\, Agnes Meyer pursued technical and scientific studies atypical for a
  woman of the times. After graduation\, she moved to Amarillo\, Texas\, wh
 ere she was director of music at a military academy\, and\, later\, chair 
 of the mathematics department at the local high school.\n\nIn June 1918\, 
 about one year after America entered World War I\, Agnes Meyer enlisted in
  the United States Navy. She was recruited at the highest possible rank of
  chief yeoman and was assigned to the Code and Signal section of the Direc
 tor of Naval Communications. Except for a two-year hiatus\, when she worke
 d for a private firm\, Agnes Meyer Driscoll (she married in 1924) would re
 main a leading cryptanalyst for the U.S. Navy until 1949.\n\nHer efforts w
 ere not limited to manual systems\; she was involved also in the emerging 
 machine technology of the time\, which was being applied both to making an
 d breaking ciphers. In her first days in the Code and Signal section\, she
  co-developed one of the U.S. Navy's cipher machines\, the 'CM.' In 1923\,
  Miss Meyer left the navy and joined the fledgling Hebern Electric Code Co
 mpany as technical advisor. Although Hebern's company ultimately failed\, 
 its work in rotor technology would affect machine cryptography for years t
 o come. She returned to the navy in 1924.\n\nIn her thirty-year career\, M
 rs. Driscoll broke Japanese Navy manual codes -- the Red Book Code in the 
 1920s\, the Blue Book Code in 1930\, and\, in 1940\, she made critical inr
 oads into JN-25\, the Japanese fleet's operational code\, which the U.S. N
 avy exploited after the attack on Pearl Harbor for the rest of the Pacific
  War. In early 1935\, Mrs. Driscoll led the attack on the Japanese M-1 cip
 her machine (also known to the U.S. as the ORANGE machine)\, used to encry
 pt the messages of Japanese naval attaches around the world. At the same t
 ime\, Agnes sponsored the introduction of early machine support for crypta
 nalysis against Japanese naval code systems.\n\nEarly in World War II\, Mr
 s. Driscoll was engaged in the U.S. Navy's effort against the German naval
  Enigma machine\, although this work was superceded by the U.S.-U.K. crypt
 ologic exchanges in 1942-43.\n\nMrs. Driscoll was part of the navy conting
 ent that joined the new national cryptologic agencies\, first the Armed Fo
 rces Security Agency in 1949 and then the National Security Agency in 1952
 . Mrs. Driscoll died in 1971 and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
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SUMMARY:1971: Cryptologic Pioneer Agnes Driscoll Died
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