Ebook479 pages4 hours
The Hidden History of Code-Breaking: The Secret World of Cyphers, Uncrackable Codes, and Elusive Encryptions
Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
()
About this ebook
A fascinating exploration of the uncrackable codes and secret cyphers that helped win wars, spark revolutions and change the faces of nations.
There have been secret codes since before the Old Testament, and there were secret codes in the Old Testament, too. Almost as soon as writing was invented, so too were the devious means to hide messages and keep them under the wraps of secrecy.
In The Hidden History of Code Breaking, Sinclair McKay explores these uncrackable codes, secret ciphers, and hidden messages from across time to tell a new history of a secret world. From the temples of Ancient Greece to the court of Elizabeth I; from antique manuscripts whose codes might hold prophecies of doom to the modern realm of quantum mechanics, we will see how a few concealed words could help to win wars, spark revolutions and even change the faces of great nations.
Here is the complete guide to the hidden world of codebreaking, with opportunities for you to see if you could have cracked some of the trickiest puzzles and lip-chewing codes ever created.
There have been secret codes since before the Old Testament, and there were secret codes in the Old Testament, too. Almost as soon as writing was invented, so too were the devious means to hide messages and keep them under the wraps of secrecy.
In The Hidden History of Code Breaking, Sinclair McKay explores these uncrackable codes, secret ciphers, and hidden messages from across time to tell a new history of a secret world. From the temples of Ancient Greece to the court of Elizabeth I; from antique manuscripts whose codes might hold prophecies of doom to the modern realm of quantum mechanics, we will see how a few concealed words could help to win wars, spark revolutions and even change the faces of great nations.
Here is the complete guide to the hidden world of codebreaking, with opportunities for you to see if you could have cracked some of the trickiest puzzles and lip-chewing codes ever created.
Author
Sinclair McKay
Sinclair McKay is a features writer for The Telegraph and The Mail on Sunday. He is also the acclaimed author of the bestselling The Secret Life of Bletchley Park.
Read more from Sinclair Mc Kay
The Lost World of Bletchley Park: An Illustrated History of the Wartime Codebreaking Centre Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Fire and the Darkness: The Bombing of Dresden, 1945 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Secret Life of Fighter Command: Testimonials from the Men and Women Who Beat the Luftwaffe Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Murder at No. 4 Euston Square: The Mystery of the Lady in the Cellar Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Spies of Winter: The GCHQ Codebreakers Who Fought the Cold War Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Dunkirk: The Last Words from the Veterans Who Snatched Victory from Defeat Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5
Related to The Hidden History of Code-Breaking
Related ebooks
The Enigma Story: The Truth Behind the 'Unbreakable' World War II Cipher Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Apple II Age: How the Computer Became Personal Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsUnintended Consequences: The Story of Irish Immigration to the U.S. and How America’s Door was Closed to the Irish Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA People's History of SFO: The Making of the Bay Area and an Airport Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLords of St. Thomas Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSaving Michelangelo's Dome: How Three Mathematicians and a Pope Sparked an Architectural Revolution Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsNicomachean Ethics (SparkNotes Philosophy Guide) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWith Lawrence in Arabia Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Graphene Revolution: The weird science of the ultra-thin Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Spies, Dupes, and Diplomats Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsEurope and the Jews: The Pressure of Christendom on the People of Israel for 1,900 Years Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsArrested Development and Philosophy: They've Made a Huge Mistake Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Codebreakers of Bletchley Park: The Secret Intelligence Station that Helped Defeat the Nazis Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsReligion in Colonial America: A Short History Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHitler's Rockets: The Story of the V-2s Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Life as We Know It (Can Be): Stories of People, Climate, and Hope in a Changing World Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Relayd and Httpd Mastery: IT Mastery, #11 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsNew England Candlepin Bowling Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSusan B. Anthony Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe End of Politcs and the Birth of iDemocracy Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The American Senator Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5Denver's Sixteenth Street Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLetters to ed(1): The FreeBSD Journal Letters column, years 1-3 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsRosalind Franklin: The Dark Lady of DNA Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Empire of Water: An Environmental and Political History of the New York City Water Supply Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Rye and Rye Beach Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Unfinished Story of Alger Hiss Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMesa Verde National Park: Life-Earth-Sky Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Computers For You
Slenderman: Online Obsession, Mental Illness, and the Violent Crime of Two Midwestern Girls Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Mastering ChatGPT: 21 Prompts Templates for Effortless Writing Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The ChatGPT Millionaire Handbook: Make Money Online With the Power of AI Technology Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSQL QuickStart Guide: The Simplified Beginner's Guide to Managing, Analyzing, and Manipulating Data With SQL Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Standard Deviations: Flawed Assumptions, Tortured Data, and Other Ways to Lie with Statistics Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5101 Awesome Builds: Minecraft® Secrets from the World's Greatest Crafters Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Invisible Rainbow: A History of Electricity and Life Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Elon Musk Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Dark Aeon: Transhumanism and the War Against Humanity Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Procreate for Beginners: Introduction to Procreate for Drawing and Illustrating on the iPad Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAlan Turing: The Enigma: The Book That Inspired the Film The Imitation Game - Updated Edition Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Grokking Algorithms: An illustrated guide for programmers and other curious people Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Hacking: Ultimate Beginner's Guide for Computer Hacking in 2018 and Beyond: Hacking in 2018, #1 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Summary of Max Tegmark's Life 3.0 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Hacker Crackdown: Law and Disorder on the Electronic Frontier Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5CompTIA IT Fundamentals (ITF+) Study Guide: Exam FC0-U61 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHow to Create Cpn Numbers the Right way: A Step by Step Guide to Creating cpn Numbers Legally Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5CompTIA Security+ Practice Questions Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Remote/WebCam Notarization : Basic Understanding Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Artificial Intelligence: The Complete Beginner’s Guide to the Future of A.I. Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Creating Online Courses with ChatGPT | A Step-by-Step Guide with Prompt Templates Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Insider's Guide to Technical Writing Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCompTIA Security+ Get Certified Get Ahead: SY0-701 Study Guide Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Professional Voiceover Handbook: Voiceover training, #1 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Reviews for The Hidden History of Code-Breaking
Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
0 ratings
0 ratings0 reviews
Book preview
The Hidden History of Code-Breaking - Sinclair McKay
ARd book_preview_excerpt.html |[#ǑVbs$5=xȓULd=D}: P<:=Of ىV2^3dGb!wsk^x
zu㔆KՋTǛCMnS4r90n?!¶>
}]ݵ<&R7
P.Ͼ-/S0c
lm*j?O<7,]Z}]\NsىPC6 xPߚ6=(:tYm?u
6AF[t)rJU!:Y7o0Tx=~MO~9f soq6SŵrA56b:m#6B1CHC'/f sh[NH !q|t:tlGTq_`7PnۺtENf]jC d ^o+NX-@m3JZfBrbcð:Rc
.C`~w j}t8&`:>6;yxm3-L4x٦0]
`1G/71P<4$X
GCJmg߯vpۦLD:3?kM-qo[7 B?b