The Black Chamber

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:crypt
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:U._S._military
gptkbp:collaborated_with gptkb:U._S._government
gptkbp:collaboration other intelligence agencies
gptkbp:contributed_to gptkb:intelligence_gathering
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:dissolved gptkb:1929
gptkbp:focus intercepted communications
gptkbp:founded_by Herbert O. Yardley
gptkbp:funding U. S. government funding
gptkbp:has_a_focus_on gptkb:military_intelligence
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:historical_context post-World War I era
gptkbp:historical_documentation government reports
intelligence archives
Yardley's memoirs
gptkbp:historical_impact shaped U. S. intelligence policy
gptkbp:historical_role pioneering cryptanalysis
gptkbp:historical_significance first peacetime cryptanalytic organization in the U. S.
first organized effort in U. S. to break foreign codes.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Black Chamber
gptkbp:impact gptkb:national_security
gptkbp:influenced future intelligence operations
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:involved_in gptkb:national_defense
gptkbp:key_figures gptkb:William_F._Friedman
gptkb:Elizebeth_Friedman
Herbert O. Yardley
gptkbp:legacy influenced modern cryptography
gptkbp:location gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
gptkbp:methods_developed codebreaking techniques
gptkbp:notable_achievements deciphering diplomatic communications
gptkbp:notable_event decoding of the Zimmermann Telegram
gptkbp:notable_members gptkb:William_F._Friedman
gptkb:Elizebeth_Friedman
gptkbp:notable_project decoding Japanese messages
gptkbp:notable_wins improved military communications security
gptkbp:operates_under gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:operational_challenges political pressures
limited resources
gptkbp:operational_period 1919-1929
gptkbp:operational_use signal intelligence
gptkbp:public_perception gptkb:security_services
controversial practices
gptkbp:purpose gptkb:sports_club
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:crypt
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Signal_Intelligence_Service
gptkbp:technique gptkb:crypt
gptkbp:type_of_work gptkb:intelligence_gathering
gptkbp:year_established 1919
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Enigma
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4