Joseph Mauborgne

Chief Signal Officer, U.S. Army

Joseph Oswald Mauborgne
Born(1881-02-26)February 26, 1881
New York City, U.S.
DiedJune 7, 1971(1971-06-07) (aged 90)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
AllegianceUnited States
BranchUnited States Army
Service years1903–1941
RankMajor general
CommandsChief Signal Officer
ConflictsWorld War I
AwardsDistinguished Service Medal
World War I Victory Medal
American Defense Service Medal

Joseph Oswald Mauborgne (February 26, 1881 – June 7, 1971) co-invented the one-time pad with Gilbert Vernam of Bell Labs. In 1914 he published the first recorded solution of the Playfair cipher. Mauborgne became a Major General in the United States Army, and from October 1937 to his retirement in 1941 was the Army's 12th Chief Signal Officer, in command of the Signal Corps.

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