EPISODE · Oct 21, 2022 · 1H
The Cryptanalyst (Part 1) - UI Podcast #182
from Useless Information Podcast · host Airwave Media Podcast Network
93-year-old Marvin Lautzenheiser was the lead cryptanalyst for the FBI team that deciphered the microfilm message contained in the Hollow Nickel (Podcast #168) and was asked to testify at the trial of Soviet spy Rudolf Abel. In this first segment, Marvin discusses growing up during the Great Depression and how a chance question at his college graduation led him to the FBI. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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93-year-old Marvin Lautzenheiser was the lead cryptanalyst for the FBI team that deciphered the microfilm message contained in the Hollow Nickel (Podcast #168) and was asked to testify at the trial of Soviet spy Rudolf Abel. In this first segment, Marvin discusses growing up during the Great Depression and how a chance question at his college graduation led him to the FBI. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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