Title :
Are Historians Failing to Tell the Real Story about the History of Computing?
Author :
Ceruzzi, Paul E.
Author_Institution :
Smithsonian Instn., USA
Abstract :
Are historians of computing failing by not incorporating the work of agencies like the NSA? If so, how would we address that deficiency, given the culture of secrecy surrounding cryptography and the unlikelihood that critical documents will be declassified in a reasonable time?
Keywords :
cryptography; document handling; history; NSA agencies; computing history; critical document declassification; cryptography; secrecy culture; Computer industry; History; National Security Agency; SIGABA; SIGSALY; cryptography; cryptologic history; history of computing; vocorder;
Journal_Title :
Annals of the History of Computing, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MAHC.2014.33
