#OTD Oct 7, 1849 #Edgar_Allan_Poedied. Amateur #cryptographerwho also wrote stuff. Fun Fact: Edgar Allan Poe’s story The Gold Bug inspired William Friedman, who helped break the Japanese Purple Code during WWII. Lectures he later gave at the NSA referenced Poe’s story. pic.twitter.com/fk7HbhFd4j
— SPIES&VESPERS (@SpiesVespers) October 7, 2024