James Creighton, Jr. — James Creighton, Jr. (April 15, 1841 ndash; October 18, 1862) was a pitcher in baseball s earliest era. Among his many accomplishments, he was in all likelihood the first professional ballplayer, threw the first fastball, completed the first… … Wikipedia
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Cryptex — Replica cryptex: prize from Google Da Vinci Code Quest Contest The word cryptex is a neologism coined by the author Dan Brown for his 2003 novel The Da Vinci Code, denoting a portable vault used to hide secret messages. It is a combi … Wikipedia
SIGSALY — exhibit at the National Cryptologic Museum In cryptography, SIGSALY (also known as the X System, Project X, Ciphony I, and the Green Hornet) was a secure speech system used in World War II for the highest level Allied communications. It pioneered … Wikipedia
NEMA (machine) — The NEMA machine was a Swiss rotor machine, designed to replace commercial Enigma machines. In the history of cryptography, the NEMA (NEue MAschine) ( new machine ), also designated the T D (Tasten Druecker Maschine) ( key stroke machine ), was a … Wikipedia
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Controlled Cryptographic Item — A Controlled Cryptographic Item (CCI) is a U.S. National Security Agency term for secure telecommunications or information handling equipment, associated cryptographic component or other hardware item which performs a critical COMSEC… … Wikipedia
