“美国密码学之父”赫伯特·O·亚德利,曾为抗战时期的中国创建了“黑室”,为国民党的密码破译和谍报工作作出了卓越的贡献。然而,亚德利是怎样一个人?他在中国是怎样工作的?“中国黑室”又是怎么回事?这些,对于大多数中国人来说似乎是一个充满诱惑而又十分难解的谜。笔者参阅大量资料撰成此文,使这一神秘莫测的谜底大白于天下。 Herbert O. Adrian, the “father of American cryptography,” created the “black room” for China during the war of resistance against Japan and made outstanding contributions to the Kuomintang’s cracked-down code and intelligence work. However, how did Adelley live? How did he work in China? What happened to the “black house in China?” This seemed like a mystery to most Chinese people, . I refer to a large number of information written into this article, so mystery mystery to the world.