The Top Secret History of Codes and Code Breaking
Author : Roy Apps
Publisher :
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 29,5 MB
Release : 2016
Category : Ciphers
ISBN :
Author : Roy Apps
Publisher :
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 29,5 MB
Release : 2016
Category : Ciphers
ISBN :
Author : Roy Apps
Publisher : Wayland
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 31,3 MB
Release : 2018-05-08
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780750298858
Explore the history of codes from The Haircut Code, used by the Persians to convey messages in war, to Ancient Hebrew ciphers, pictorial codes of the Egyptians Mayans to letter codes in ancient Rome and substitution ciphers used in Tudor England when the execution of Mary, Queen of Scots was being planned. Find out about modern-day codes, such as tennis players Laura Robson and Heather Watson's 'back slang' when playing doubles and computer codes in the 21st century including the safety of passwords. The title will feature strange-but-true facts that are real-life extraordinary stories of codes and their code breakers and 'Code Cracker' practical activities show how you can build or solve your own codes!
Author : Simon Singh
Publisher :
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 30,52 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Ciphers
ISBN : 9781841154350
A TV tie-in edition of The Code Book filmed as a prime-time five-part Channel 4 series on the history of codes and code-breaking and presented by the author. This book, which accompanies the major Channel 4 series, brings to life the hidden history of codes and code breaking. Since the birth of writing, there has also been the need for secrecy. The story of codes is the story of the brilliant men and women who used mathematics, linguistics, machines, computers, gut instinct, logic and detective work to encrypt and break these secrect messages and the effect their work has had on history.
Author : Paul B. Janeczko
Publisher : Candlewick Press
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 15,43 MB
Release : 2006-04-11
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780763629724
Presents history, trivia, and code-breaking tales in a guide book to the world of secret writing that includes examples of a variety of codes and ciphers.
Author : Liza Mundy
Publisher : Hachette Books
Page : 524 pages
File Size : 50,12 MB
Release : 2017-10-10
Category : History
ISBN : 0316352551
The award-winning New York Times bestseller about the American women who secretly served as codebreakers during World War II--a "prodigiously researched and engrossing" (New York Times) book that "shines a light on a hidden chapter of American history" (Denver Post). Recruited by the U.S. Army and Navy from small towns and elite colleges, more than ten thousand women served as codebreakers during World War II. While their brothers and boyfriends took up arms, these women moved to Washington and learned the meticulous work of code-breaking. Their efforts shortened the war, saved countless lives, and gave them access to careers previously denied to them. A strict vow of secrecy nearly erased their efforts from history; now, through dazzling research and interviews with surviving code girls, bestselling author Liza Mundy brings to life this riveting and vital story of American courage, service, and scientific accomplishment.
Author : Bud Johnson
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 86 pages
File Size : 20,75 MB
Release : 2013-05-22
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0486291464
Simply and clearly written book, filled with cartoons and easy-to-follow instructions, tells youngsters 8 and up how to break 6 different types of coded messages. Examples and solutions.
Author : Jerry Roberts
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 21,14 MB
Release : 2017-03-02
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0750982047
The breaking of the Enigma machine is one of the most heroic stories of the Second World War and highlights the crucial work of the codebreakers of Bletchley Park, which prevented Britain's certain defeat in 1941. But there was another German cipher machine, used by Hitler himself to convey messages to his top generals in the field. A machine more complex and secure than Enigma. A machine that could never be broken. For sixty years, no one knew about Lorenz or 'Tunny', or the determined group of men who finally broke the code and thus changed the course of the war. Many of them went to their deaths without anyone knowing of their achievements. Here, for the first time, senior codebreaker Captain Jerry Roberts tells the complete story of this extraordinary feat of intellect and of his struggle to get his wartime colleagues the recognition they deserve. The work carried out at Bletchley Park during the war to partially automate the process of breaking Lorenz, which had previously been done entirely by hand, was groundbreaking and is recognised as having kick-started the modern computer age.
Author : Martin Gardner
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 17,59 MB
Release : 1984-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780486247618
Explains various methods used in cryptography and presents examples to help readers in breaking secret codes
Author : Simon Singh
Publisher :
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 24,42 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Ciphers
ISBN :
"The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography From the best-selling author of Fermat's Last Theorem, The Code Book is a history of man's urge to uncover the secrets of codes, from Egyptian puzzles to modern day computer encryptions. As in Fermat's Last Theorem, Simon Singh brings life to an anstonishing story of puzzles, codes, languages and riddles that reveals man's continual pursuit to disguise and uncover, and to work out the secret languages of others. Codes have influenced events throughout history, both in the stories of those who make them and those who break them. The betrayal of Mary Queen of Scots and the cracking of the enigma code that helped the Allies in World War II are major episodes in a continuing history of cryptography. In addition to stories of intrigue and warfare, Simon Singh also investigates other codes, the unravelling of genes and the rediscovery of ancient languages and most tantalisingly, the Beale ciphers, an unbroken code that could hold the key to a $20 million treasure."--From the Publisher.
Author : Simon Singh
Publisher : Fourth Estate (GB)
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 42,98 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Ciphers
ISBN : 9781857028898
It's known as the science of secrecy: cryptography, the encoding and decoding of private information. Singh follows the evolution of secret writing with a clarity that lets the reader enjoy the captivating story while easily absorbing the details of cryptography.