Famous Cryptographers (Library Binding) (ISBN-13: 9781508173120)

The stories of some of the individuals who have shaped cryptography are engagingly told in this narrative. Readers consider Polybius and his cipher (the Polybius square), Julius Caesar and his secret military ciphers, diplomat Blaise de Vigen鑽e and his polyalphabetic cipher, Antoine Rossignol, the "Black Chamber," and the Great Cipher he developed for Louis XIV, Anson Stager and Civil War cryptography, and cryptanalyst Agnes Meyer Driscoll, codenamed Madame X, who decrypted radio codes for the US government during both world wars. Elizebeth Friedman, Alan Turing, Whitfield Diffie, Martin Hellman, and Ralph Merkle and their cryptographic methods are also examined.

Author: Jeri Freedman
ISBN-10: 1508173125
ISBN-13: 9781508173120
Publisher: Rosen Young Adult
Language: English
Published: 12/30/2016
Pages: 64
Format: Library Binding
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.50w x 0.60d

Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 04/01/2017 pg. 72