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• ... that inventor '''[[Edward Hebern (nonfiction)|Edward Hebern]]''' (1869–1952) was an early designer and manufacturer of rotor encryption machines;  that when Herbern tried to sell his equipment to the US Government, [[William F. Friedman (nonfiction)|William F. Friedman]] found at least one method of attack;  and that Hebern's company did not prosper, his promotional efforts for it were questioned, and he was tried and convicted for fraud?
• ... that inventor '''[[Edward Hebern (nonfiction)|Edward Hebern]]''' (1869–1952) was an early designer and manufacturer of rotor encryption machines;  that when Herbern tried to sell his equipment to the US Government, [[William F. Friedman (nonfiction)|William F. Friedman]] found at least one method of attack;  and that Hebern's company did not prosper, his promotional efforts for it were questioned, and he was tried and convicted for fraud?
• ... that mathematician and physicist '''[[Thomas Fincke (nonfiction)|Thomas Fincke]]''' (1561–1656) introduced the modern names of the trigonometric functions ''tangent'' and ''secant'' in his book ''Geometria rotundi'' (1583)?
• ... that computer scientist, mathematician, and rocket scientist '''[[Annie Easley (nonfiction)|Annie Easley]]''' (1933–2011) had a 34-year career with NASA (and its predecessor), working on critical technical problems and developing advanced technologies, yet despite her long career and numerous contributions to research, she was cut out of NASA's promotional photos?

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• ... that theoretical physicist Max Planck (1858–1947) took singing lessons and played piano, organ and cello, and composed songs and operas, but chose to study physics rather than music, and later was awarded the 1918 Nobel Prize in Physics for his pioneering contributions to quantum physics?

• ... that inventor Edward Hebern (1869–1952) was an early designer and manufacturer of rotor encryption machines; that when Herbern tried to sell his equipment to the US Government, William F. Friedman found at least one method of attack; and that Hebern's company did not prosper, his promotional efforts for it were questioned, and he was tried and convicted for fraud?

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