It is widely regarded as the best account of the history of cryptography up to its publication. The Codebreakers comprehensively chronicles the history of cryptography from ancient Egypt to the time of its writing. It was the origin of his monumental book, The Codebreakers. It was during this period that he wrote an article for the New York Times Magazine about two defectors from the National Security Agency. He also served as an editor at the International Herald Tribune in Paris in the 1960s. After graduation, he worked as a reporter at Newsday. In 1969, Kahn married Susanne Fiedler they are now divorced. Kahn is a founding editor of the Cryptologia journal. Kahn has said he traces his interest in cryptography to reading Fletcher Pratt's Secret and Urgent as a boy. BiographyÄavid Kahn was born in New York City to Florence Abraham Kahn, a glass manufacturer, and Jesse Kahn, a lawyer. Kahn's first published book, The Codebreakers - The Story of Secret Writing (1967), has been widely considered to be a definitive account of the history of cryptography. He has written extensively on the history of cryptography and military intelligence. Febru) is an American historian, journalist, and writer. The Codebreakers - The Story of Secret WritingÄavid Kahn (b.
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