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Crypto : how the code rebels beat the government- saving privacy in the digital age / by Levy, Steven.(CARDINAL)728807;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-344) and index.
Subjects: Computer security.; Cryptography.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Codebreaker : the history of codes and ciphers, from the ancient pharaohs to quantum cryptography / by Pincock, Stephen.;
Includes bibliographical references (page 176) and index.1. Originality -- Unbroken codes : the Phaistos disk -- Cultural codes : holy codes -- Cultural codes : codes of the Kama Sutra -- 2. Ingenuity -- Cultural codes : Rosslyn's secrets : hidden meaning in architecture and music -- Unbroken codes : the most mysterious book : the Voynich manuscript -- Unbroken codes : the man in the iron mask -- 3. Wit -- Specific codes : the ingenious professor Babbage -- Specific codes : the Playfair cipher -- Unbroken codes : hidden treasure, hidden meaning, the Beale papers -- Unbroken codes : the Dorabella cipher, Elgar's other enigma -- 4. Perseverance -- Specific codes : the enigma machine -- Specific codes : invisible ink and other tools of the spying trade -- Specific codes : purple and Pearl Harbor -- 5. Speed -- Unbroken codes : the Zodiac killer -- Specific codes : cracking Poe's Graham magazine cipher -- Cultural codes : codes in fiction -- 6. Vision -- Specific codes : the cat came back -- Specific codes : quantum cryptography, being in two places at once -- Specific codes : quantum cryptography in a box of chocolates -- Appendix. Code challenge -- Glossary.A four-thousand-year history of cryptography ranges from the time of the ancient Egyptian pharaohs to the present, explaining encryption's development and evolution, looking at famous codes, and offering clues for code-breaking.
Subjects: Ciphers.; Ciphers; Cryptography.; Cryptography;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 6
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Safe cracker puzzles / by Moore, Gareth,author.(CARDINAL)681666;
Introduction -- Safe cracker puzzles -- Hints and tips -- Puzzle solutions -- Safe cracker fact file.Take on the role of an adventurous master safe cracker on a mission to recover stolen diamonds from the mansion of a mysterious jewel thief!Colorful and immersive illustrations bring exciting detective scenarios to life. Safe-Cracker Puzzles is bursting with fun math, word, and visual puzzles to keep kids engaged and entertained for hours!3456.
Subjects: Cryptography; Puzzles; Cryptography.; Puzzles.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Uncracked codes and cyphers / by Byers, Ann,author.(CARDINAL)394616;
Ancient codes : the Phaistos Disc and the Voynich manuscript -- Buried treasure : the Beale papers -- A playful composition : the Dorabella cipher -- Two challenge ciphers -- A killer's ciphers : the Zodiac -- Challenging the experts : the Kryptos monument.Readers examine eight codes and ciphers that could not be cracked. The ancient Phaistos Disc, circa 1700 BCE, the Voynich Manuscript with its strange illustrations from the fifteenth century, the location of the buried treasure of 1819 as described in the Beale Papers, Edward Elgars Dorabella Cipher of 1897, the Chaocipher of 1918, the DAgapeyeff Challenge Cipher of 1939, the Zodiac Killers 408 Cipher from the late 1960s, and the Kryptos Monument ciphers of 1990 are all undeciphered today. These riddles have eluded the best cryptographers, but, with time, new tools, and a little luck, the eight codes will someday be cracked.Includes bibliographical references and index.Grades 7-12.1030LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Cryptography; Ciphers;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Codes, ciphers, and secret languages / by Wrixon, Fred B.(CARDINAL)744437;
Bibliography: pages 265-266.
Subjects: Ciphers; Cryptography;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The hidden history of code-breaking: the secret world of cyphers, uncrackable codes, and elusive encryptions \ by McKay, Sinclair,author.(CARDINAL)487914;
The codes of the ancients--The cipher masterminds--The bible enigmas--Pyramid power--The secret ciphers of love--The axeman's enigmas--The poetry of codes--Victorian encryptions--Ciphers of the great war--A continent of codes--Enigma and its variations--The star-spangled cryptographers--Codes from the future--AnswersA fascinating exploration of the uncrackable codes and secret cyphers that helped win wars, spark revolutions and change the faces of nations.
Subjects: History.; Cryptography; Ciphers;
Available copies: 7 / Total copies: 7
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The code book the science of secrecy from ancient Egypt to quantum cryptography / by Singh, Simon.(CARDINAL)643460;
Subjects: Cryptography.; Cryptography; Ciphers.; Data encryption (Computer science); Confidential communications.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Secret language / by Blake, Barry J.(CARDINAL)709535;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 304-320) and index.
Subjects: Ciphers.; Cryptography.; Historical linguistics.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The broken seal; the story of Operation Magic and the Pearl Harbor disaster. by Farago, Ladislas.(CARDINAL)122920;
"Reference notes": pages 383-432.
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; Cryptography.;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Codes and ciphers / by Wrixon, Fred B.(CARDINAL)744437;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-252) and index.An alphabetical exploration of the world of codes and ciphers and significant individuals involved in that field.
Subjects: Dictionaries.; Ciphers; Ciphers; Cryptography; Cryptography;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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