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Joseph Mauborgne

United States general (1881-1971) · United States · On the map · Academics · Died at 90

Joseph Oswald Mauborgne co-invented the one-time pad with Gilbert Vernam of Bell Labs. In 1914 he published the first recorded solution of the Playfair cipher.

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Distinguished Service Medal
World War I Victory Medal (United States)
American Defense Service Medal

About this person

Mauborgne became a Major General in the United States Army, and from October 1937 to his retirement in 1941 was the Army's 12th Chief Signal Officer, in command of the Signal Corps.

Country
United States
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1881 to 1971 · aged 90