Codes, Ciphers and Secret Writing

Codes, Ciphers and Secret Writing

Author: Martin Gardner

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 1984-01-01

Total Pages: 100

ISBN-13: 9780486247618

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Explains various methods used in cryptography and presents examples to help readers in breaking secret codes


Breaking Codes

Breaking Codes

Author: Pierre Berloquin

Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company Incorporated

Published: 2014-08-19

Total Pages: 135

ISBN-13: 9781454910657

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Challenges the reader to reveal quotations from prominent people in history and fiction by using a collection of coded alphabets devised by actual historical figures, including Hildegard of Bingen, Edgar Allen Poe, and Hâeláene Smith.


Hunt A Killer: The Detective's Puzzle Book

Hunt A Killer: The Detective's Puzzle Book

Author: Hunt A Killer

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2022-06-28

Total Pages: 120

ISBN-13: 1646044002

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Put your crime-solving wits to the test with codes, ciphers, and mind-bending puzzles from the creators of the popular murder mystery subscription box. In Hunt A Killer: The Detective’s Puzzle Book, you’ll meet up with private eye Michelle Gray who needs you to hit the books and fine-tune your investigative skills before the next big murder case. Under her expert guidance, you’ll start with “Investigative Best Practices” before diving into a world of curious ciphers, devious riddles, and other intriguing logic puzzles all designed to take you from amateur sleuth to a top-notch lead detective. With non-narrative puzzles, you can pick up this training manual anytime you need to sharpen your skills, between episodes, or whenever you need a fun challenge. Whether you’re a Hunt A Killer member, armchair detective, or logic puzzle junkie, these deceptively difficult but always fun puzzles will have you breaking codes and cracking Hunt A Killer cases in no time. So pick up a pen, grab your magnifying glass, and get sleuthing.


Break the Code

Break the Code

Author: Bud Johnson

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 86

ISBN-13: 0486291464

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Simply and clearly written book, filled with cartoons and easy-to-follow instructions, tells youngsters 8 and up how to break 6 different types of coded messages. Examples and solutions.


Codes, Ciphers, and Secret Languages

Codes, Ciphers, and Secret Languages

Author: Fred B. Wrixon

Publisher: Random House Value Publishing

Published: 1989

Total Pages: 280

ISBN-13:

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Perfect for word lovers and puzzlers, this comprehensive, illustrated volume includes Indian sign language, Morse code, Jefferson's cipher wheel and more, presented in an informative and historical manner.


Codes and Ciphers - A History of Cryptography

Codes and Ciphers - A History of Cryptography

Author: Alexander D'Agapeyeff

Publisher: Read Books Ltd

Published: 2016-08-26

Total Pages: 153

ISBN-13: 1473350913

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This vintage book contains Alexander D’Agapeyeff’s famous 1939 work, Codes and Ciphers - A History of Cryptography. Cryptography is the employment of codes and ciphers to protect secrets, and it has a long and interesting history. This fantastic volume offers a detailed history of cryptography from ancient times to modernity, written by the Russian-born English cryptographer, Alexander D'Agapeyeff. The contents include: - The beginnings of Cryptography - From the Middle Ages Onwards - Signals, Signs, and Secret Languages - Commercial Codes - Military Codes and Ciphers - Types of Codes and Ciphers - Methods of Deciphering Many antiquarian texts such as this, especially those dating back to the 1900s and before, are increasingly hard to come by and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this book now in an affordable, modern, high quality edition. It comes complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.


Secret Code Book: Substitution Ciphers

Secret Code Book: Substitution Ciphers

Author: John Redden

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2017-09-02

Total Pages: 58

ISBN-13: 1387346083

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The Secret Code Book is a short introduction to substitution ciphers. The chapters ease young readers into the concept of rotation ciphers and work their way up to the Vigenère cipher. Along the way, readers will also learn about geometric approaches to secret codes such as the Pigpen cipher. As a bonus, there is a brief description of frequency analysis and how it is used to crack secret codes. frper gpbqr obbx In addition, this book actively challenges readers with practice missions where answers are listed in the back. Also, there is a cut-out rotation template that is provided to make your very own cipher disk! After reading this book, you will have all the basic tools needed to create secret messages.


Explorer Academy

Explorer Academy

Author: Trudi Strain Trueit

Publisher: National Geographic Books

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13: 1426331592

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Twelve-year-old Cruz Coronado leaves his home in Hawaii to study and travel with other young people invited to attend the elite Explorer Academy in Washington, D.C., but a family connection to the organization could jeopardize his future.


Top Secret

Top Secret

Author: Paul B. Janeczko

Publisher: Candlewick Press

Published: 2006-04-11

Total Pages: 148

ISBN-13: 9780763629724

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Presents history, trivia, and code-breaking tales in a guide book to the world of secret writing that includes examples of a variety of codes and ciphers.


Cracking Codes with Python

Cracking Codes with Python

Author: Al Sweigart

Publisher: No Starch Press

Published: 2018-01-23

Total Pages: 419

ISBN-13: 1593278225

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Learn how to program in Python while making and breaking ciphers—algorithms used to create and send secret messages! After a crash course in Python programming basics, you’ll learn to make, test, and hack programs that encrypt text with classical ciphers like the transposition cipher and Vigenère cipher. You’ll begin with simple programs for the reverse and Caesar ciphers and then work your way up to public key cryptography, the type of encryption used to secure today’s online transactions, including digital signatures, email, and Bitcoin. Each program includes the full code and a line-by-line explanation of how things work. By the end of the book, you’ll have learned how to code in Python and you’ll have the clever programs to prove it! You’ll also learn how to: - Combine loops, variables, and flow control statements into real working programs - Use dictionary files to instantly detect whether decrypted messages are valid English or gibberish - Create test programs to make sure that your code encrypts and decrypts correctly - Code (and hack!) a working example of the affine cipher, which uses modular arithmetic to encrypt a message - Break ciphers with techniques such as brute-force and frequency analysis There’s no better way to learn to code than to play with real programs. Cracking Codes with Python makes the learning fun!