Home Blog. According to The New York Times :. About a dozen items from the collection are currently on display. Tags: cryptography , history of cryptography. It is also very family-friendly โ I took my son there a few years ago he was 8 at the time and they gave him the grand tour which he loved! At least some of this donation, including the first published book on crypto, happened back in The result of the excision of the classical languages latin and greek from the modern curriculaโฆ.
This intrigues me, as I have been thinking about where โ eventually โ I would donate my cryptography library. My preference is not to donate it to the U. Anonymous in I wonder whether you could do a deal with the EFF to take custody of it and make it available to something like Project Gutenberg as the copyrights expire.
If you think of donating to a university library, have a long talk with them first. If you have rare books, you might be donating them to the archive instead of the library. It was a spectacular opportunity, especially as there were only people in the audience. So, during a break, I took it to David and asked if he would autograph it. After a few minutes discussing the ethics of autographing a library book, he did so. Still worth some kudos, though. I thought the Cryptologic museum was a separate beast, and not part of the US govt.
I know it is located very close, but not actually on, Ft. And they get some really good donations from NSA. But, I think they are a separate, non-profit, organization. Congratulations to Mr. Kahn for his generosity. I had a chance to see some of his books at the NCM.
A great place to go, lots to see and a very friendly staff. Funny thing, I failed to see all those security measures James Bamford mentioned in his books. No MIB jumping out of the woods, no cops questioning me at all. I was even able to walk my way to the entrance of the NSA, at firing range, and nobody paid attention to me, only a bored security guard watching the parking. And that was on the days the USArmy was entering Baghdad.
