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The Hidden History of Code Breaking: The Secret World of Cyphers, Uncrackable Codes, and Elusive Encryptions
By McKay, Sinclair
- ISBN
- 9781639364343
- Publisher
- Pegasus
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Reviewed on June 9, 2023 | Sciences
Journalist, critic, and popular historian McKay (Secret Lives of Codebreakers) traces the increasingly sophisticated use and decryption of coded texts to wage and win wars, to woo lovers, and to conceal esoteric or scientific knowledge throughout the centuries. Each of the book's 50 entries paints a picture of how a particular cypher was invented, used, or broken and the personalities behind these codes. McKay employs a broad definit...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
