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David Kahn (b. February 7, 1930〔 * 〕) is a US historian, journalist and writer. He has written extensively on the history of cryptography and military intelligence. Kahn's first published book, ''The Codebreakers - The Story of Secret Writing'' (1967), has been widely considered to be a definitive account of the history of cryptography. == Biography == David Kahn was born in New York City to Florence Abraham Kahn, a glass manufacturer, and Jesse Kahn, a lawyer. Kahn has said he traces his interest in cryptography to reading Fletcher Pratt's ''Secret and Urgent'' as a boy. Kahn is a founding editor of the ''Cryptologia'' journal. In 1969, Kahn married Susanne Fiedler; they are now divorced. They have two sons, Oliver and Michael.〔〔(David Kahn Official Website )〕 He attended Bucknell University. After graduation, he worked as a reporter at ''Newsday'' for several years. He also served as an editor at the ''International Herald Tribune'' in Paris for two years in the 1960s. It was during this period that he wrote an article for the ''New York Times Magazine'' about two defectors from the National Security Agency. This article was the origin of his monumental book, ''The Codebreakers''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「David Kahn (writer)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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