Codes, Ciphers and Secret Writing

Author: Martin Gardner
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486247618
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 100

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

Top Secret

Author: Paul B. Janeczko
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 9780763629724
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 148

Book Description
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.

Codes, Ciphers, and Secret Languages

Author: Fred B. Wrixon
Publisher: Random House Value Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 280

Book Description
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 & Secret Writing

Author: Herbert Spencer Zim
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cryptography
Languages : en
Pages : 115

Book Description
A how-to book for creating and deciphering codes.

Codes and Ciphers

Author: John Laffin
Publisher: HarperCollins Children's Books
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 160

Book Description
An explanation of the development, methods, and use of cryptography throughout history.

Secret Code Book: Substitution Ciphers

Author: John Redden
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1387346083
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 58

Book Description
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.

Codes, Ciphers, Secrets and Cryptic Communication

Author: Fred B. Wrixon
Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Pub
ISBN: 9781579124854
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 704

Book Description
Covert communications have won or lost wars, exposed political intrigue, disguised secret religions and societies, and secured financial transactions. This immensely readable world history of clandestine communication—finally in paperback—includes illustrations, diagrams, and puzzles that instruct readers how to become amateur cryptographers. It’s the last word on secret languages!

Break the Code

Author: Bud Johnson
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486291464
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 86

Book Description
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.

The Code Book: The Secrets Behind Codebreaking

Author: Simon Singh
Publisher: Delacorte Press
ISBN: 0375890122
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 274

Book Description
"As gripping as a good thriller." --The Washington Post Unpack the science of secrecy and discover the methods behind cryptography--the encoding and decoding of information--in this clear and easy-to-understand young adult adaptation of the national bestseller that's perfect for this age of WikiLeaks, the Sony hack, and other events that reveal the extent to which our technology is never quite as secure as we want to believe. Coders and codebreakers alike will be fascinated by history's most mesmerizing stories of intrigue and cunning--from Julius Caesar and his Caeser cipher to the Allies' use of the Enigma machine to decode German messages during World War II. Accessible, compelling, and timely, The Code Book is sure to make readers see the past--and the future--in a whole new way. "Singh's power of explaining complex ideas is as dazzling as ever." --The Guardian

Cryptography

Author: Laurence Dwight Smith
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486202471
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 180

Book Description
Explains transposition, substitution, and Baconian bilateral ciphers and presents more than one hundred and fifty problems.