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The King's Codebreaker

Author : Andrew Douglas
Publisher : Troubador Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1848764014
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (487 download)

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Download or read book The King's Codebreaker written by Andrew Douglas and published by Troubador Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2010-08-01 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the summer of 1643, while bloody war rages across England, scholarly Thomas Hill receives an unexpected summons from the King, and travels reluctantly from his home in Romsey to the royal court at Oxford, leaving his widowed sister and her daughters to fend for themselves.Having learnt that his predecessor was murdered, he takes over as the King’s cryptographer.There is evidence of a traitor at court, and when a message is intercepted, encrypted with the ‘unbreakable’ Vigenère square, Thomas thinks it will reveal his identity. His suspicions are confirmed when his old tutor and lover are viciously murdered, he is run down in the street, his room is ransacked, and he is thrown, on a false charge, into the notorious Oxford Castle gaol, where he contracts gaol fever.To reveal the identity of the traitor, and save himself, Thomas must break the ‘unbreakable’ cipher. That will not, however, be an easy task.The King’s Codebreaker is the first in a trilogy of Thomas Hill stories. The second, Blessed Rain, is completed, and the third, Quicksilver, is underway.

The Da Vinci Codebreaker

Author : James L. Garlow
Publisher : Baker Books
ISBN 13 : 1441210334
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (412 download)

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Download or read book The Da Vinci Codebreaker written by James L. Garlow and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2006-04-01 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Valuable Guide to the Errors and Omissions in the Blockbuster Novel and Film The Da Vinci Codebreaker provides answers to the questions readers most often ask about the popular novel. Included are more than 400 terms, people, locations, events, and definitions, including explanations that are historically and theologically correct--all arranged in an easy-to-use dictionary style. Ideal for Christians who want the facts and seekers who want more information about the claims of the novel and film.

The Code Breaker

Author : Walter Isaacson
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1982115874
Total Pages : 560 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (821 download)

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Download or read book The Code Breaker written by Walter Isaacson and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-03-09 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Best Book of 2021 by Bloomberg BusinessWeek, Time, and The Washington Post The bestselling author of Leonardo da Vinci and Steve Jobs returns with a “compelling” (The Washington Post) account of how Nobel Prize winner Jennifer Doudna and her colleagues launched a revolution that will allow us to cure diseases, fend off viruses, and have healthier babies. When Jennifer Doudna was in sixth grade, she came home one day to find that her dad had left a paperback titled The Double Helix on her bed. She put it aside, thinking it was one of those detective tales she loved. When she read it on a rainy Saturday, she discovered she was right, in a way. As she sped through the pages, she became enthralled by the intense drama behind the competition to discover the code of life. Even though her high school counselor told her girls didn’t become scientists, she decided she would. Driven by a passion to understand how nature works and to turn discoveries into inventions, she would help to make what the book’s author, James Watson, told her was the most important biological advance since his codiscovery of the structure of DNA. She and her collaborators turned a curiosity of nature into an invention that will transform the human race: an easy-to-use tool that can edit DNA. Known as CRISPR, it opened a brave new world of medical miracles and moral questions. The development of CRISPR and the race to create vaccines for coronavirus will hasten our transition to the next great innovation revolution. The past half-century has been a digital age, based on the microchip, computer, and internet. Now we are entering a life-science revolution. Children who study digital coding will be joined by those who study genetic code. Should we use our new evolution-hacking powers to make us less susceptible to viruses? What a wonderful boon that would be! And what about preventing depression? Hmmm…Should we allow parents, if they can afford it, to enhance the height or muscles or IQ of their kids? After helping to discover CRISPR, Doudna became a leader in wrestling with these moral issues and, with her collaborator Emmanuelle Charpentier, won the Nobel Prize in 2020. Her story is an “enthralling detective story” (Oprah Daily) that involves the most profound wonders of nature, from the origins of life to the future of our species.

The King's Spy

Author : Andrew Swanston
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 144648727X
Total Pages : 350 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (464 download)

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Download or read book The King's Spy written by Andrew Swanston and published by Random House. This book was released on 2012-08-02 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Summer, 1643 England is at war with itself. King Charles I has fled London, his negotiations with Parliament in tatters. The country is consumed by bloodshed. For Thomas Hill, a man of letters quietly running a bookshop in the rural town of Romsey, knowledge of the war is limited to the rumours that reach the local inn. When a stranger knocks on his door one night and informs him that the king's cryptographer has died, everything changes. Aware of Thomas's background as a mathematician and his expertise in codes and ciphers, the king has summoned him to his court in Oxford. On arrival, Thomas soon discovers that nothing at court is straightforward. There is evidence of a traitor in their midst. Brutal murder follows brutal murder. And when a vital message encrypted with a notoriously unbreakable code is intercepted, he must decipher it to reveal the king's betrayer and prevent the violent death that failure will surely bring.

The Secret Life of an American Codebreaker

Author : Jan Slimming
Publisher : Pen and Sword Military
ISBN 13 : 1526784165
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (267 download)

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Download or read book The Secret Life of an American Codebreaker written by Jan Slimming and published by Pen and Sword Military. This book was released on 2022-02-24 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The tale of a college student’s top-secret life: “A welcome addition to the seldom told story of the role of American women in [WWII] codebreaking.” —The Spectrum Monitor The Secret Life of an American Codebreaker is the true account of Janice Martin, a college student recruited to the military in 1943 after she was secretly approached by a professor at Goucher College, a liberal arts establishment for women in Baltimore, Maryland. Destined for a teaching career, Janice became a prestigious professor of classics at Georgia State University, but how did she spend three years of her secret life during the war working in Washington D.C.’s Top Secret Intelligence? Why was she chosen? How was she chosen? What did she do? This intriguing biography also delves into the stories of several other World War II codebreakers, male and female. With extensive research, unpublished photographs, and recorded interviews, we discover the life of Janice Martin from Baltimore and her Top Secret Ultra role in helping to combat U-boats in the Battle of the Atlantic, work she and her colleagues undertook in a foundation provided by both British and American intelligence. From the early days to D-Day and beyond, the book reveals the hidden figures who were part of this incredible time in history.

Codebreaker

Author : Stephen Pincock
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0802715478
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (27 download)

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Download or read book Codebreaker written by Stephen Pincock and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2006-10-03 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Code Girls

Author : Liza Mundy
Publisher : Hachette Books
ISBN 13 : 0316352551
Total Pages : 524 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (163 download)

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Download or read book Code Girls written by Liza Mundy and published by Hachette Books. This book was released on 2017-10-10 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The award-winning New York Times bestseller about the American women who secretly served as codebreakers during World War II--a "prodigiously researched and engrossing" (New York Times) book that "shines a light on a hidden chapter of American history" (Denver Post). 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. A strict vow of secrecy nearly erased their efforts from history; now, through dazzling research and interviews with surviving code girls, bestselling author Liza Mundy brings to life this riveting and vital story of American courage, service, and scientific accomplishment.

The Templar Detective and the Code Breaker

Author : J. Robert Kennedy
Publisher : UnderMill Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Templar Detective and the Code Breaker written by J. Robert Kennedy and published by UnderMill Press. This book was released on 2019-05-28 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ★★★★★ FROM AWARD WINNING USA TODAY & MILLION COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR J. ROBERT KENNEDY ★★★★★ THE TEMPLAR CODE HAS BEEN BROKEN, RISKING THE VERY FUTURE OF THE ORDER. NOW IT’S A RACE AGAINST TIME TO UNCOVER THOSE RESPONSIBLE. An awkward young man uniquely adept at recognizing patterns has broken the Templars' secret code used to securely transfer wealth across Europe and the Holy Lands. His only motivation is to help his family and those in need, yet when he forges Letters of Credit to transfer small amounts from the wealthy Templars to his struggling neighbors, his noble plan is discovered and twisted into something far more sinister. A plot to destroy the Templars once and for all. And when an old friend arrives on their humble farm to investigate the forgeries, Sir Marcus de Rancourt and his men are drawn into a conspiracy that if not stopped, could change the power structure of Europe for centuries to come, and destroy the Knights Templar without a single blade drawn. From award winning USA Today and million copy bestselling author J. Robert Kennedy comes another riveting mystery in the hit Templar Detective series, packed with action, intrigue, and humor, guaranteed to keep fans of historical thrillers awake into the late hours. Get your copy today, and join the struggle to save the greatest order of knights to ever walk the face of the earth… USA Today bestselling author J. Robert Kennedy’s novels are ideal for fans of Dan Brown, Clive Cussler, James Rollins, Tom Clancy, and James Patterson, and those who enjoy intense action and intrigue with a healthy dose of humor and a touch of romance. Readers interested in action adventure, archaeological mysteries, historical fiction, men’s adventure, conspiracies and ancient mysteries, will love the James Acton Thrillers. If spies and espionage is your thing, then check out the CIA Special Agent Dylan Kane Thrillers for riveting tradecraft action. And for those who prefer the team approach and Special Forces, check out the Delta Force Unleashed series for exciting military thrills. Or maybe you just feel like a mystery? Check out the Detective Shakespeare Mysteries for dark, intense psychological thrillers. Into the Templars? Then the Templar Detective Thrillers are for you!

Death of a Codebreaker

Author : Max Folsom
Publisher : FriesenPress
ISBN 13 : 1039195873
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (391 download)

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Download or read book Death of a Codebreaker written by Max Folsom and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2024-02-27 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: OLD CONSPIRACIES, NEW COLD-BLOODED MURDER When Darlene Johanson, a young librarian in Ottawa, Ontario, goes missing, private investigator Baker Somerset soon discovers a tangled web that leads her to a decades-old murder. Darlene’s great-aunt Loretta, a World War Two codebreaker, disappeared under mysterious circumstances during wartime, and her niece had been looking into it, uncovering a complex covert operation involving spies and submarines. When Somerset, a former Scotland Yard detective, realizes the two cases are connected, she is put directly in the path of dangerous neo-Nazi groups and a killer who will stop at nothing to cover up past crimes. This is the third book in the Baker Somerset series.

The Rohonc Code

Author : Benedek Láng
Publisher : Penn State Press
ISBN 13 : 027109026X
Total Pages : 175 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (71 download)

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Download or read book The Rohonc Code written by Benedek Láng and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2021-04-08 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First discovered in a Hungarian library in 1838, the Rohonc Codex keeps privileged company with some of the most famous unsolved writing systems in the world, notably the Voynich manuscript, the Phaistos Disk, and Linear A. Written entirely in cipher, this 400-year-old, 450-page-long, richly illustrated manuscript initially gained considerable attention but was later dismissed as an apparent forgery. No serious scholar would study it again until the turn of the twenty-first century. This engaging narrative follows historian Benedek Láng’s search to uncover the truth about this thoroughly mysterious book that has puzzled dozens of codebreakers. Láng surveys the fascinating theories associated with the Codex and discusses possible interpretations of the manuscript as a biblical commentary, an apocryphal gospel, or a secret book written for and by a sect. He provides an overview of the secret writing systems known in early modern times and an account of the numerous efforts to create an artificial language or to find a long-lost perfect tongue—endeavors that were especially popular at the time the Codex was made. Lastly, he tests several codebreaking methods in order to decipher the Codex, finally pointing to a possible solution to the enigma of its content and language system. Engagingly written, academically grounded, and thoroughly compelling, The Rohonc Code will appeal to historians, scholars, and lay readers interested in mysteries, codes, and ciphers.

The King's Revenge

Author : Don Jordan
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1681772027
Total Pages : 333 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (817 download)

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Download or read book The King's Revenge written by Don Jordan and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-08-02 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Charles I was executed, his son made it his role to seek out retribution, producing the biggest manhunt Britain had ever seen, one that would span Europe and America and would last for thirty years. When he ascended to the throne in 1660 as Charles II, his search for revenge intensified, with show trials in London and assassination squads scouring foreign countries. Many of the most senior figures in England were hanged, drawn and quartered; imprisoned for life; or consigned to a self-imposed exile, in constant fear of the assassin's bullet.History has painted the regicides and their supporters as fanatics, but among them were exceptional men, including John Milton, poetic genius and political propagandist; Oliver Cromwell's steely son-in-law, Henry Ireton; and the errant son of an earl, Algernon Sidney, whose writings helped inspire the founders of the American Revolution. Cromwell himself was subjected to the most bizarre symbolic revenge when—though long-dead—his body was disinterred and beheaded.Set in an age of intrigue and betrayal, The King's Revenge brings these remarkable figures vividly to life in an engrossing tale of ambition, double agents, and espionage.

Joe Rochefort's War

Author : Elliot W Carlson
Publisher : Naval Institute Press
ISBN 13 : 1612510736
Total Pages : 626 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (125 download)

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Download or read book Joe Rochefort's War written by Elliot W Carlson and published by Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 2013-09-15 with total page 626 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Elliot Carlson’s award-winning biography of Capt. Joe Rochefort is the first to be written about the officer who headed Station Hypo, the U.S. Navy’s signals monitoring and cryptographic intelligence unit at Pearl Harbor, and who broke the Japanese navy’s code before the Battle of Midway. The book brings Rochefort to life as the irreverent, fiercely independent, and consequential officer that he was. Readers share his frustrations as he searches in vain for Yamamoto’s fleet prior to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, but share his joy when he succeeds in tracking the fleet in early 1942 and breaks the code that leads Rochefort to believe Yamamoto’s invasion target is Midway. His conclusions, bitterly opposed by some top Navy brass, are credited with making the U.S. victory possible and helping to change the course of the war. The author tells the story of how opponents in Washington forced Rochefort’s removal from Station Hypo and denied him the Distinguished Service Medal recommended by Admiral Nimitz. In capturing the interplay of policy and personality and the role played by politics at the highest levels of the Navy, Carlson reveals a side of the intelligence community seldom seen by outsiders. For a full understanding of the man, Carlson examines Rochefort’s love-hate relationship with cryptanalysis, his adventure-filled years in the 1930s as the right-hand man to the Commander in Chief of the U.S. Fleet, and his return to codebreaking in mid-1941 as the officer in charge of Station Hypo. He traces Rochefort’s career from his enlistment in 1918 to his posting in Washington as head of the Navy’s codebreaking desk at age twenty-five, and beyond. In many ways a reinterpretation of Rochefort, the book makes clear the key role his codebreaking played in the outcome of Midway and the legacy he left of reporting actionable intelligence directly to the fleet. An epilogue describes efforts waged by Rochefort’s colleagues to obtain the medal denied him in 1942—a drive that finally paid off in 1986 when the medal was awarded posthumously.

The King's Return

Author : Andrew Swanston
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1446487296
Total Pages : 450 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (464 download)

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Download or read book The King's Return written by Andrew Swanston and published by Random House. This book was released on 2014-04-24 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The king’s coronation brings hope. Until a murderer strikes. Spring 1661: After years of civil war followed by Oliver Cromwell's joyless rule as Lord Protector, England awaits the coronation of King Charles II. The mood in London is one of relief and hope for a better future. But when two respectable gentlemen are found in a foul lane with their throats cut, it becomes apparent that England’s enemies are using the newly re-established post office for their own ends. There are traitors at work and plans to overthrow the king. Another war is possible. Thomas Hill, in London visiting friends, is approached by the king’s security advisor and asked to take charge of deciphering coded letters intercepted by the post office. As the body count rises and the killer starts preying on women, the action draws closer to Thomas – and his loved ones. He finds himself dragged into the hunt for the traitors and the murderer, but will he find them before it’s too late?

The Story of Codebreaking

Author : Al Cimino
Publisher : Arcturus Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1788880587
Total Pages : 277 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (888 download)

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Download or read book The Story of Codebreaking written by Al Cimino and published by Arcturus Publishing. This book was released on 2017-11-30 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To break a code, you have to put yourself in the mind of your enemy in order to probe the strengths and weaknesses of their systems. It's a game of bluff and doublebluff. The Story of Codebreaking describes undercover operations, power struggles, secret alliances, and brilliant feats of teamwork. Those who invent codes and those who break them are remarkable, indefatigable characters. Find out how Mary Queen of Scots smuggled cryptic messages to her accomplices when she was plotting against her cousin Elizabeth I, or discover the methods used by codebreakers during World Wars I and II, most significantly those who cracked Enigma and intercepted Japanese naval messages prior to Pearl Harbor. The sheer doggedness of those who unraveled the Enigma code is thought to have shortened World War II by almost two years. Topics include: • Ancient ciphers and the art of encoding • Early spies, subterfuge and skytales • The making and breaking of Enigma • Japanese naval codes in World War II • Cold War cryptography

Alan Turing's Automatic Computing Engine : The Master Codebreaker's Struggle to build the Modern Computer

Author : B. Jack Copeland
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 9780191524103
Total Pages : 598 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (241 download)

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Download or read book Alan Turing's Automatic Computing Engine : The Master Codebreaker's Struggle to build the Modern Computer written by B. Jack Copeland and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2005-04-14 with total page 598 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The mathematical genius Alan Turing (1912-1954) was one of the greatest scientists and thinkers of the 20th century. Now well known for his crucial wartime role in breaking the ENIGMA code, he was the first to conceive of the fundamental principle of the modern computer-the idea of controlling a computing machine's operations by means of a program of coded instructions, stored in the machine's 'memory'. In 1945 Turing drew up his revolutionary design for an electronic computing machine-his Automatic Computing Engine ('ACE'). A pilot model of the ACE ran its first program in 1950 and the production version, the 'DEUCE', went on to become a cornerstone of the fledgling British computer industry. The first 'personal' computer was based on Turing's ACE. Alan Turing's Automatic Computing Engine describes Turing's struggle to build the modern computer. The first detailed history of Turing's contributions to computer science, this text is essential reading for anyone interested in the history of the computer and the history of mathematics. It contains first hand accounts by Turing and by the pioneers of computing who worked with him. As well as relating the story of the invention of the computer, the book clearly describes the hardware and software of the ACE-including the very first computer programs. The book is intended to be accessible to everyone with an interest in computing, and contains numerous diagrams and illustrations as well as original photographs. The book contains chapters describing Turing's path-breaking research in the fields of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Artificial Life (A-Life). The book has an extensive system of hyperlinks to The Turing Archive for the History of Computing, an on-line library of digital facsimiles of typewritten documents by Turing and the other scientists who pioneered the electronic computer.

The History of Code Breaking

Author : Nigel Cawthorne
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN 13 : 150817704X
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (81 download)

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Download or read book The History of Code Breaking written by Nigel Cawthorne and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2017-12-15 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This intriguing and revelatory history of cryptology ranges from the early days of code-making and code-breaking in ancient Egypt, Sparta, and Rome to the present day when it has slipped beyond the tight control of governments and now affects all our lives whenever we use our cell phones or connect to the internet. Subjects covered here include Mary Queen of Scots' cryptic messages when she was plotting against her cousin Elizabeth I; the codes used by George Washington for military and political purposes; and code-breaking during World Wars I and II, including the Enigma Machine. Those who invent codes and those who break them are fascinating characters. This is their story.

PGP: Pretty Good Privacy

Author : Simson Garfinkel
Publisher : "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
ISBN 13 : 9781565920989
Total Pages : 442 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (29 download)

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Download or read book PGP: Pretty Good Privacy written by Simson Garfinkel and published by "O'Reilly Media, Inc.". This book was released on 1995 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pretty Good Privacy, or "PGP", is an encryption program widely available on the Internet. The program runs on MS-DOS, UNIX, and the Mac. PGP: Pretty Good Privacy offers both a readable technical user's guide and a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at cryptography and privacy, explaining how to get PGP from publicly available sources and how to install it on various platforms.