Magic (cryptography)
Magic was an Allied cryptanalysis project during World War II. It involved the United States Army's Signals Intelligence Section (SIS) and the United States Navy's Communication Special Unit.
Read more about Magic (cryptography): Codebreaking, PURPLE Traffic, Distribution Prior To Pearl Harbor, Dewey and Marshall, Postwar Debates, History, Decryption Process, Executive Order 9066, Other Japanese Ciphers, Other Claimed Breaks Into PURPLE, How Secret Was Magic?, Fictional Treatment
Famous quotes containing the word magic:
“The magic of photography is metaphysical. What you see in the photograph isn’t what you saw at the time. The real skill of photography is organised visual lying.”
—Terence Donovan (b. 1936)