[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 70 (Tuesday, April 21, 2026)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E349-E350]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         HONORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF ARTHUR HERBERT HAUSMAN

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                          HON. SAM T. LICCARDO

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 21, 2026

  Mr. LICCARDO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life and legacy 
of Mr. Arthur Herbert Hausman, who passed away peacefully on January 
18, 2026, at the age of 102. A decorated intelligence servicemember and 
widely admired industry leader. Hausman's innate brilliance and 
commitment to public service remain an inspiration today. Born in 1923 
in Chicago, Illinois, and raised in El Paso, Texas, Hausman grew up 
quickly; his mother passed away when she was young. In the face of this 
adversity, Hausman developed a self-reliance and strength that defined 
the man he became.
  Hausman's curiosity and pursuit of knowledge led to invention. At age 
13, he built his own ham radio and connected with people around the 
globe. Later, he earned a bachelor's degree in communications-
electronics, with advanced study in mathematics and cryptography, from 
the University of Texas at Austin.
  In 1944, during World War II, the U.S. Secretary of War sent Hausman 
a letter directing him to enlist. Commissioned as a Lieutenant, the 
Navy sent Hausman to work at Bletchley Park in England, the famed 
center for Allied code breaking. Hausman worked on Project ULTRA, 
alongside legendary mathematicians such as Alan Turing, decrypting 
intercepted communications from Nazi Germany, Italy, and Japan. The 
U.S. Navy decorated Hausman and the Project ULTRA team in 1946 for 
their significant role in securing the Allied victory.
  After the war, Hausman earned a master's degree in engineering 
science and applied physics from Harvard University and pursued 
postgraduate work in electrical engineering at the University of 
Maryland. With Seymour Cray and Bill Norris, he helped co-found 
Engineering Research Associates (ERA), later part of Sperry Rand 
Corporation, which pioneered early data storage, cryptography, and 
security technologies.
  From 1948 to 1960, Hausman served as an electronic scientist with the 
U.S. Department of Defense, specializing in cryptography, secure 
communications, and electronic data storage. The Department of Defense 
awarded him the prestigious Meritorious Civilian Service Award for his 
contributions.
  In 1960, Hausman joined the Ampex Corporation, where he helped 
pioneer the technology to record professional-quality audio and video, 
and to enable slow-motion playback. As the company's CEO, he guided the 
company through global communications innovation, revolutionizing 
Olympic media coverage.
  In 1985, President Ronald Reagan appointed Hausman to the President's 
Export Council, chairing a subcommittee on advanced technology 
transfer. In 95, fifty years after the end of World War II, the 
National Security Agency (NSA) awarded him the Exceptional Civilian 
Service Award, recognizing his contributions to cryptography, and his 
founding role in the National Security Agency. Hausman continued as a 
trusted consultant to defense and intelligence agencies into his early 
90s.
  Despite his great contributions to global security and technological 
innovation, those who knew him personally will remember him most for 
his dedication to family. In 1946, Hausman met Helen Mandelowitz on the 
streets of Washington D.C., when she stopped him to ask the time. In 
less than a year, they married, and over seven decades, they raised 
three children: Susan Hausman Brunner (deceased), Kenneth Hausman, and 
Catherine Hausman Fox. Kenneth (with his daughters

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Raea, Sarah, son-in-law Hudson Arnold, grandchildren Brooks and Callan 
Arnold, and fiancee Dr. Malathi Srinivasan) and Catherine (with her 
husband Steven Fox) remember Mr. Hausman's devotion and the way he 
uplifted his grandchildren.
  Mr. and Mrs. Hausman also built community beyond family, co-founding 
Congregation Beth Am in Los Altos Hills.
  Hausman's integrity, innovative spirit, and patriotism will live on 
in the hearts of his children, grandchildren, and a grateful Nation. 
May his memory be a blessing.

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