Ceremony at National Security Agency, honoring James Lovell by induction into
Cryptologic Hall of Honor, January 29, 2024. From left: Director of NSA General Paul Nakasone, Jean C. O'Connor, Barbara Talbot and Wendy Noble, Deputy Director of the National Security Agency.
Discover James Lovell's work in Congress during the American Revolution, his friendship with John and Abigail Adams, his position as our first Foreign Affairs Secretary, his ability to create cipher and break British codes, in Congress's Cryptographer.
James Lovell is considered “the Father of American Cryptanalysis” by no less an authority than David Kahn, and William Friedman called him “the Revolution’s one-man National Security Agency.” His pioneering work as a codemaker and a codebreaker gave cryptology a singular role in the emergence of the new nation. He is a landmark figure in the history of American cryptanalysis and cryptography, and a model for present and future generations.
--JOHN A. TOKAR. Chief, Center for Cryptologic History,
National Security Agency/Central Security Service
