Author : Fred B. Wrixon
Publisher : Black Dog & Leventhal Pub
Page : 704 pages
File Size : 25,3 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781579124854
Covert communications have won or lost wars, exposed political intrigue, disguised secret religions and societies, and secured financial transactions. This immensely readable world history of clandestine communication—finally in paperback—includes illustrations, diagrams, and puzzles that instruct readers how to become amateur cryptographers. It’s the last word on secret languages!
Author : Fred B. Wrixon
Publisher :
Page : 704 pages
File Size : 36,33 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Ciphers
ISBN : 9780760754788
"Learn the fascinating world of codes--from deciphering ancient hieroglyphics to ciher machines used in the world wars to computer cryptology for encoding financial transactions"--Jacket.
Author : Fred B. Wrixon
Publisher :
Page : 704 pages
File Size : 22,21 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Ciphers
ISBN : 9781603761956
Author : William S. Butler
Publisher :
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 10,45 MB
Release : 2001-01-02
Category : History
ISBN :
Tells the stories of ninety-five situations in which code and hidden messages have been used throughout history.
Author : Susan K. Mitchell
Publisher : Enslow Publishing, LLC
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 10,32 MB
Release : 2012-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1464604096
Can flashing lights send out a secret message? Did a famous spy use sketches of butterflies to hide messages? Can a digital photo hide a secret code? For centuries, spies have used many different ways to pass secret information. Codes and ciphers keep information safe from the enemy. Author Susan K. Mitchell uncovers the secrets to the amazing world of spy codes and ciphers.
Author : Stephen Pincock
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 19,14 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Ciphers
ISBN : 9781905211548
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 24,4 MB
Release : 1982
Category : Ciphers
ISBN :
Author : Gyles Daubeney Brandreth
Publisher : Sterling Publishing (NY)
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 37,4 MB
Release : 1984
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780806946900
Explains how to use secret codes, including Morse, Caesar's, Sandwich, Rosicrucian, and others, as well as how to send hidden messages using invisible ink, how to take fingerprints, and other tricks and techniques.
Author : Fred B. Wrixon
Publisher :
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 15,74 MB
Release : 1989
Category : Ciphers
ISBN : 9780245548802
Author : Stephen Pincock
Publisher : Viking
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 24,18 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Ciphers
ISBN : 9780670070602
Codebreakerreveals the complexity and near unparalleled ingenuity of the codemakers' craft. From the simplest beginnings to the remarkable, recent advances in quantum cryptography, codes and ciphers have challenged and intrigued people for millennia. In this book, you will find the principles behind many different code systems, find out why they have affected history, and have the opportunity to solve several codes for yourself. Includes: Detailed description of simple substitution codes, transpositions and frequency analysis Polyalphabetic substitution and secret scripts Homophonics, the Enigma Code, and the Purple Cipher Keypad ciphers and pager codes Quantum cryptography and the world's greatest unbreakable codes.
