The Codebreakers

The Codebreakers

David Kahn

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David Kahn à Toulouse en 2006

David Kahn, né le 7 février 1930 à New York, est un historien militaire, un journaliste et un écrivain prolifique sur les thèmes de la cryptographie et des renseignements militaire.

Son premier livre, The Codebreakers - The Story of Secret Writing[1], publié en 1967 est considéré comme une référence sur l'histoire de la cryptologie entre l'égypte antique jusqu'aux années 1960.

Biographie

Il est le fils d'Abraham Kahn, un fabriquant de verre, et de Jesse Kahn, une avocate.

Il obtient un doctorat sur l'histoire allemand moderne à l'université d'Oxford en 1974 sous la direction de Hugh Trevor-Roper.

The Codebreakers

Notes et références

  1. (ISBN 978-0-684-83130-5)
  • Portail de la cryptologie Portail de la cryptologie
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