The Cryptanalyst (Part 1) - UI Podcast #182
- Author
- Airwave Media Podcast Network
- Published
- Fri 21 Oct 2022
- Episode Link
- https://uselessinformation.org/the-cryptanalyst-hollow-nickel-case/
93-year-old Marvin Lautzenheiser was the lead cryptanalyst for the FBI team that deciphered the microfilm message contained in the Hollow Nickel (Podcast #168) and was asked to testify at the trial of Soviet spy Rudolf Abel. In this first segment, Marvin discusses growing up during the Great Depression and how a chance question at his college graduation led him to the FBI.
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