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Line 36: − + − − Alfred Dreyfus was a French military officer who spied on the French military for the German government. He was convicted of treason and sentenced to prison on the famed Devil's Island.
→Historical Uses Of Cryptography: Er, Dreyfus was later found innocent (he was convincted because he was a Jew) and his commision restored. The lawyer who prosocuted him got him off later
Cryptography has played a large part in many wars. In the first world war, Mata Hari was responsible for carrying messages back and forth for the German government, causing the deaths of thousands of French soldiers. In the second world war, Americans aboard the S-33 submarine captured the crew and The Enigma Engine of German U-boat U-571, leading to the decryption of Nazi communications and the end of the war.
Cryptography has played a large part in many wars. In the first world war, Mata Hari was responsible for carrying messages back and forth for the German government, causing the deaths of thousands of French soldiers. In the second world war, Americans aboard the S-33 submarine captured the crew and The Enigma Engine of German U-boat U-571, leading to the decryption of Nazi communications and the end of the war.
Other examples of the importance of cryptography include The Dreyfus Affair, which involved the notorious spy Alfred Dreyfus, and of course the infamous Ethel and Julius Rosenberg.
Other examples of the importance of cryptography include Ethel and Julius Rosenberg.
Ethel and Julius Rosenberg sold US atomic secrets to the USSR at the height of the cold war. They were convicted and executed at Sing Sing prison.
Ethel and Julius Rosenberg sold US atomic secrets to the USSR at the height of the cold war. They were convicted and executed at Sing Sing prison.