The NSA uploaded a document titled "John Nash Letters (PDF)" on July 12, 2021, indicating its FOIA releases include correspondence associated with mathematician John Nash.
Sources
- Annual FOIA Reports (nsa.gov)
- https://media.defense.gov/2021/Jul/12/2002760581/-1/-1/0/NASH_LETTERS1.PDF (media.defense.gov)
- https://cryptologicfoundation.org/community/cryptologic-history/special-topics/an-inquisitive-mind-john-nash-letters.html (cryptologicfoundation.org)
- https://gwern.net/doc/cs/cryptography/nash/1955-nash (gwern.net)
- https://courses.csail.mit.edu/6.857/2012/files/H03-Cryptosystem-proposed-by-Nash.pdf (courses.csail.mit.edu)
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