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Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
2002.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 11.2 - AR Pts: 13
Lexile measure
1310L
Language
English
Description
A history of codes and the methodologies for forming and breaking them, from ancient times to modern computers. It's known as the science of secrecy. Cryptography: the encoding and decoding of private information. And it is history's most fascinating story of intrigue and cunning. From Julius Caesar and his Caesar Cipher to the code used by Mary Queen of Scots and her conspiracy to the use of the Engima machine during the Second World War, Simon Singh...
Author
Language
English
Description
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.
12) Codebreaker: the history of codes and ciphers, from the ancient pharaohs to quantum cryptography
Author
Publisher
Walker
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Series
Student mathematical library volume 18
Publisher
American Mathematical Society
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
17) Pass it on!: all about notes, from secret codes and special inks to fancy folds and dead man's drops
Author
Publisher
Millbrook Press
Pub. Date
[1995]
Language
English
Description
Examines the history of writing and provides instructions for making special inks, using various alphabets and codes, and creating personal seals and private letter drops.
18) Messages in code
Author
Series
Publisher
F. Watts
Pub. Date
1998.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
IG 1010L
Language
English
Description
Describes various types of codes and ciphers, including the genetic code, and how useful they are to spies.