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Herbert Yardley

Herbert Osborn Yardley (April 13, 1889 – August 7, 1958) was an American cryptologist. He founded and led the Black Chamber, the US government's first peacetime cryptanalytic organization. Under Yardley, the cryptanalysts of the Black Chamber broke Japanese diplomatic codes and were able to furnish American negotiators with significant information during…

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Herbert Osborn Yardley April 13, 1889 Worthington, Indiana, U.S.
Died
August 7, 1958(1958-08-07) (aged 69) Washington, D.C., U.S.
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Cryptology

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