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EDUCATE...our citizens to be cyber smart, and develop pathways for the future cyber workforce.
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ENGAGE
...and convene partners to address emerging cyber and cryptologic issues.
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COMMEMORATE
...our cryptologic history & those who served within the cryptologic community.
THE NCF VISION
Advance the nation’s interest in cyber and cryptology through leadership, education, and partnerships.
1942: Hedy Markey (Lamarr) Receives Patent
11 August 1942: Hedy Markey - better known as actress Hedy Lamarr, received a patent for a secret communication system. Ms. Markey is also featured on our page honoring Female Pioneers in Cryptology & Related Fields - see link below.
(2018 Update) - Make sure to check out the documentary, "Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story." Learn more about it via the link below.
(2020 Update) - The 2020 Senior Level Winners of the NCF-sponsored Eugene Becker Award for Excellence in Cybersecurity & Cryptology (MD History Contest special award) - created a documentary titled "Beyond the Beauty - How Hedy Lamarr Engineered Society." The winning team included Astri Doub, Jaimie Griffin, and Elizabeth O'Brien from the Bryn Mawr School. Their teacher was Matthew Hetrick. See below for a direct link to view their documentary and a separate link to learn more about the NCF special awards for the annual MD History Day Contest.
From Wikipedia: Lamarr was co-inventor, with composer George Antheil, of an early technique for spread spectrum communications and frequency hopping, which paved the way for today's wireless communications and which, upon its invention in 1941, was deemed so vital to national defense that government officials would not allow publication of its details. At the Electronic Frontier Foundation's Sixth Pioneer Awards in 1997, she and George Antheil were honoured with special awards for their "trail-blazing development of a technology that has become a key component of wireless data systems."
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Birth of Philip Johnston - whose idea to use the Navajo language as a code during WWII would save countless lives.
About Us
The NCF's Vision is to advance the nation’s interest in cyber and cryptology through leadership, education, and partnerships.
The NCF Mission: Strengthen trust in the digital ecosystem to ensure democracy and freedom in the following ways:
Educate: We educate and engage our citizens to be cyber smart individuals, and we develop pathways for our future cyber and cryptologic workforce.
Engage: We engage and convene partners to address emerging cyber and cryptologic issues.
Commemorate: We commemorate our cryptologic history and those who served within the cryptologic community.
The Foundation provides exceptional cryptologic programs, encourages young minds to learn about cryptology and to explore cyber-related career opportunities, hosts educational, cryptology-related exhibits at various community events, and honors the people— past and present—whose contributions to our national security protect and make possible our way of life.
The NCF also provides needed support to the National Cryptologic Museum (NCM), the first public museum in the U.S. Intelligence Community. Located adjacent to the National Security Agency (NSA) in Maryland, the NCM houses a unique and priceless collection of artifacts that represent our Nation's history in code making and code breaking, as well as a world class library of cryptologic media. The NCF has acquired rare and invaluable artifacts for the Museum and helps to support new educational and interactive exhibits.
The NCF is a 501(c)(3) organization.
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