"Crypto-Linguists" Featuring David Hatch for the Amelia C. Murdoch Speaker Series
The Amelia C. Murdoch Speaker Series continues with:
Crypto-Linguists:
Who they were, what they did, and why it matters
Featuring....... DR. DAVID A. HATCH – THE NSA HISTORIAN
Dr. Hatch will describe how language work developed in support of signals intelligence activities in the 20th Century. Much of modern intelligence work began with the Mexican border crisis early in the century, and language experts suddenly became essential to the production of vital secret information. Language knowledge was vital to intelligence production in World War II and the Cold War.
Among those who transcribe or translate foreign communications for American intelligence, some with specialized knowledge or assignments are considered “cryptolinguists.” Dr. Hatch will explain this odd term and talk about how this specialty helps protect our country’s security.
About the speaker
Dr. David Hatch earned his B.S. and M.S. at Indiana University, Bloomington, and his Ph.D. at American University in the District of Columbia. He joined the National Security Agency in the antediluvian era, and has worked as a language officer, first-line supervisor, and Congressional liaison officer.
Dr. Hatch transferred to NSA’s Center for Cryptologic History in 1990, and has been the NSA Historian since 1993. He is a frequent speaker on NSA and cryptologic history, and has written a number of classified and unclassified books and articles on these subjects.
THIS IS A FREE EVENT WITH FREE PARKING. Parking passes are available at the door (please don’t pay for parking before getting a parking pass).
****To help with planning, please sign up using the registration form at the link included below.*****
