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    • Herbert Osborn Yardley (April 13, 1889 – August 7, 1958) was an American cryptologist. He founded and led the cryptographic organization the Black Chamber. Under Yardley, the cryptanalysts of The American Black Chamber broke Japanese diplomatic codes and were able to furnish American negotiators with significant information during the Washingto… See more

    Early life

    Yardley was born in 1889 in Worthington, Indiana. He learned to use the telegraph from his father, Robert Kirkbride Yardley, … See more

    Codebreaking

    His career in cryptology began with his work in the code room, as he broke the U.S. government codes that crossed his desk. At that time, American codes were very weak and Yardley solved them easily. He was sh… See more

    BornHerbert Osborn Yardley · April 13, 1889 · Worthington, Indiana
    DiedAugust 7, 1958 (aged 69) · Washington, D.C.
    The American Black Chamber

    MI-8 closed its doors for good on October 31, 1929, just two days after the stock market crashed. With Yardley's esoteric skills in very low demand, and no government pension due to his secretly funded wor… See more

    Later life

    Yardley did cryptologic work for Canada (although pressure from the US on the Canadian government meant it was limited) and China during World War II, but he was never again given a position of trust in the US govern… See more

    Bibliography

    • 4 April 1931 Saturday Evening Post (article)
    "Secret Inks." Saturday Evening Post, 4 April 1931.
    • 18 April 1931 Saturday Evening Post (article) … See more

    Filmography

    • 1935 Rendezvous (from the book: The Blonde Countess)
    • 1935 The Great Impersonation (uncredited screenplay contributor) See more

     
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    Jul 20, 1998 · Herbert Osborne Yardley (born April 13, 1889, Worthington, Ind., U.S.—died Aug. 7, 1958, Washington, D.C.) was an American cryptographer who organized and directed the U.S. government’s first formal code-breaking …

     
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    Learn about Herbert O. Yardley, a pioneer of modern American cryptology and the founder of MI-8, the first U.S. peacetime cryptanalytic organization. Find out how he revealed U.S. cryptanalytic secrets in his memoirs and faced legal …

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    Feb 9, 2004 · One of the most colourful and controversial figures in American intelligence, Herbert O. Yardley (1889-1958) gave America its best form of information, but his fame rests more on his indiscretions than on his …

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    Dec 4, 2013 · But Yardley wasn't just the progenitor of the trade practiced at the NSA today. He was also the surveillance state's first betrayer, as loathed by insiders in his day as...

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