Unsolved!: The History and Mystery of the World's Greatest Ciphers from Ancient Egypt to Online Secret Societies - Paperback
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Princeton University PressISBN-13:9780691192291ISBN-10:691192294UPC:9780691192291Book Category:Body, Mind & Spirit, ComputersBook Subcategory:Ancient Mysteries & Controversial Knowledge, Security, Computer ScienceBook Topic:Cryptography & EncryptionSize:8.90 x 5.70 x 1.60 inchesWeight:1.8519Product ID:SCGFB3XG44
Unsolved!: The History and Mystery of the World's Greatest Ciphers from Ancient Egypt to Online Secret Societies
A mathematical tour of some of the greatest unsolved ciphers of all time
In 1953, a man was found dead from cyanide poisoning near the Philadelphia airport with a picture of a Nazi aircraft in his wallet and an enciphered message taped to his abdomen. In 1912, a book dealer named Wilfrid Voynich came into possession of an illuminated cipher manuscript once belonging to Emperor Rudolf II, who was...Language:EnglishPublisher:Princeton University PressISBN-13:9780691192291ISBN-10:691192294UPC:9780691192291Book Category:Body, Mind & Spirit, ComputersBook Subcategory:Ancient Mysteries & Controversial Knowledge, Security, Computer ScienceBook Topic:Cryptography & EncryptionSize:8.90 x 5.70 x 1.60 inchesWeight:1.8519Product ID:SCGFB3XG44
Craig P. Bauer is professor of mathematics at York College of Pennsylvania. He is editor in chief of the journal Cryptologia, has served as a scholar in residence at the NSA's Center for Cryptologic History, and is the author of Secret History: The Story of Cryptology.
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