#codebreaking — Public Fediverse posts
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Britain cracked German and Japanese codes in WW2. That work changed the outcome of the war. Nigel West tells the full story.
#books #bookreview #WW2History #CodeBreaking #GCHQ
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Britain cracked German and Japanese codes in WW2. That work changed the outcome of the war. Nigel West tells the full story.
#books #bookreview #WW2History #CodeBreaking #GCHQ
https://thisgrandpablogs.com/gchq-book-review/ -
Britain cracked German and Japanese codes in WW2. That work changed the outcome of the war. Nigel West tells the full story.
#books #bookreview #WW2History #CodeBreaking #GCHQ
https://thisgrandpablogs.com/gchq-book-review/ -
Britain cracked German and Japanese codes in WW2. That work changed the outcome of the war. Nigel West tells the full story.
#books #bookreview #WW2History #CodeBreaking #GCHQ
https://thisgrandpablogs.com/gchq-book-review/ -
Britain cracked German and Japanese codes in WW2. That work changed the outcome of the war. Nigel West tells the full story.
#books #bookreview #WW2History #CodeBreaking #GCHQ
https://thisgrandpablogs.com/gchq-book-review/ -
The Rose Code "As England prepares to fight the Nazis, 3 very different women answer the call to mysterious country estate Bletchley Park" Sale: $19.99 to $5.99 by Kate Quinn Rating: 4.6/5 (63,145 Reviews) #HistoricalFiction #WWII #BletchleyPark #WomenInHistory #Mystery #Codebreaking #BookSky
The Rose Code: An Intriguing N... -
The Rose Code "As England prepares to fight the Nazis, 3 very different women answer the call to mysterious country estate Bletchley Park" Sale: $19.99 to $5.99 by Kate Quinn Rating: 4.6/5 (63,145 Reviews) #HistoricalFiction #WWII #BletchleyPark #WomenInHistory #Mystery #Codebreaking #BookSky
The Rose Code: An Intriguing N... -
The Rose Code "As England prepares to fight the Nazis, 3 very different women answer the call to mysterious country estate Bletchley Park" Sale: $19.99 to $5.99 by Kate Quinn Rating: 4.6/5 (63,145 Reviews) #HistoricalFiction #WWII #BletchleyPark #WomenInHistory #Mystery #Codebreaking #BookSky
The Rose Code: An Intriguing N... -
The Rose Code "As England prepares to fight the Nazis, 3 very different women answer the call to mysterious country estate Bletchley Park" Sale: $19.99 to $5.99 by Kate Quinn Rating: 4.6/5 (63,145 Reviews) #HistoricalFiction #WWII #BletchleyPark #WomenInHistory #Mystery #Codebreaking #BookSky
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Just now learning that the solution to #Kryptos K4 was sold at auction this month for almost a million USD. Buyer anonymous; my tinfoil hat says probably the CIA, since their sculpture loses a ton of cultural value if K4 is cracked. Two people also found the plaintext in some papers Sanborn accidentally donated to the Smithsonian. But as yet the solution remains secret.
Exciting times for us #cryptography weirdos.
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35 years ago, Jim Sanborn presented the cryptographic sculpture Kryptos to the Central Intelligence Agency in Langley, Virginia. Made from copper, granite, quartz and petrified wood, it has four sections, each of which holds a message in code. Over the years, three of the sections have been solved — by CIA code breakers, a California computer scientist, and the National Security Agency. Now, 79-year-old Sanborn says he's going to auction off the solution to the final message, with the company arranging the sale estimating a winning bid between $300,000 and $500,000. Here's @newyorktimes's story on why he's doing it now, and what he hopes the winning bidder will do with the secret.
#Science #Technology #Mathematics #Codebreaking #Kryptos #JimSanborn #Art #Sculpture #Cryptology #Cryptography #Cryptanalysis
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Associated Press: UK spy agency releases annual Christmas card puzzle to uncover future codebreakers. “GCHQ, Britain’s electronic and cyber-intelligence agency, on Wednesday published its annual Christmas Challenge – a seasonal greeting card that doubles as a set of fiendishly difficult puzzles designed to excite young minds about solving cyphers and unearthing clues.”
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Here is a link to the Audible version of Betty Webb’s book, “No More Secrets: My Part in #Codebreaking at #BletchleyPark and the Pentagon.” #CodeBreakers
https://www.audible.com/pd/B0C43LKLJJ?source_code=ASSORAP0511160006&share_location=pdp
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#puzzles #bletchleypark #crossword #ww2 #intelligence #codebreakers #codebreaking #telegraph #telegraphcrossword #dailytelegraph The infamous Bletchley Park “recruitment” crossword from WW2. Solve it within 12 minutes, and you could potentially have been working for British intelligence!
Good luck, your country’s counting on you, and no Googling the answers… -
Hello Fellow Mastolorians!
Suppose you had a friend with an interest in *history* who wanted to know more about cybersecurity.
What would you use as a good introduction to the topic?
Here’s a suggestion . . .
The Woman Who Smashed Codes: A True Story of Love, Spies, and the Unlikely Heroine Who Outwitted America's Enemies
by Jason FagoneWhen asked “What drew you to this story?” — author Jason Fagone answered:
“Well, it’s one of these amazing American origin stories. A hundred years ago, a young woman in her early twenties [Elizebeth Smith Friedman] suddenly became one of the greatest codebreakers in the country. She taught herself how to solve secret messages without knowing the key. Even though she started out as a poet, not a mathematician, she turned out to be a genius at solving these very difficult puzzles, and her solutions ended up changing the 20th century. She helped us win the world wars. And she also shaped the intelligence community as we know it today.”
An NPR Best Book of 2017
“In The Woman Who Smashed Codes, Jason Fagone chronicles the life of this extraordinary woman, who played an integral role in our nation’s history for forty years. After World War I, Smith used her talents to catch gangsters and smugglers during Prohibition, then accepted a covert mission to discover and expose Nazi spy rings that were spreading like wildfire across South America, advancing ever closer to the United States. As World War II raged, Elizebeth fought a highly classified battle of wits against Hitler’s Reich, cracking multiple versions of the #Enigma machine used by German spies.”
Seriously, I thought this book was fantastic. Elizebeth Friedman’s team saved at least 8,000 lives when the Queen Mary was being hunted by German U-boats, and she directly helped stop the Nazification of South America. She became — by far — America’s most famous #codebreaker during her lifetime, with stories about her appearing in national magazines and newspapers all over the country.
This is a thoroughly enjoyable, great read! Probably the best single book for anyone starting out, trying to gain an understanding of the historical landscape of the subject. It definitely helps the reader imagine the through-lines running from the past up to the current time. It’s extremely accessible for the interested, non-technical reader. This account of Elizebeth Friedman’s life and accomplishments is “page-turning, popular history at its finest.”
#ElizebethFriedman
#BookReview
#Bookstodon
#codebreakingNote: This is *not* an affiliate link. I’m simply recommending this high-quality book for those who might find it interesting.
Jason Fagone’s pinned Twitter thread about Elizebeth Friedman: https://twitter.com/jfagone/status/912361182098542592
Jason Fagone’s Substack: https://jfagone.substack.com/ -
Hello Fellow Mastolorians!
Suppose you had a friend with an interest in *history* who wanted to know more about cybersecurity.
What would you use as a good introduction to the topic?
Here’s a suggestion . . .
The Woman Who Smashed Codes: A True Story of Love, Spies, and the Unlikely Heroine Who Outwitted America's Enemies
by Jason FagoneWhen asked “What drew you to this story?” — author Jason Fagone answered:
“Well, it’s one of these amazing American origin stories. A hundred years ago, a young woman in her early twenties [Elizebeth Smith Friedman] suddenly became one of the greatest codebreakers in the country. She taught herself how to solve secret messages without knowing the key. Even though she started out as a poet, not a mathematician, she turned out to be a genius at solving these very difficult puzzles, and her solutions ended up changing the 20th century. She helped us win the world wars. And she also shaped the intelligence community as we know it today.”
An NPR Best Book of 2017
“In The Woman Who Smashed Codes, Jason Fagone chronicles the life of this extraordinary woman, who played an integral role in our nation’s history for forty years. After World War I, Smith used her talents to catch gangsters and smugglers during Prohibition, then accepted a covert mission to discover and expose Nazi spy rings that were spreading like wildfire across South America, advancing ever closer to the United States. As World War II raged, Elizebeth fought a highly classified battle of wits against Hitler’s Reich, cracking multiple versions of the #Enigma machine used by German spies.”
Seriously, I thought this book was fantastic. Elizebeth Friedman’s team saved at least 8,000 lives when the Queen Mary was being hunted by German U-boats, and she directly helped stop the Nazification of South America. She became — by far — America’s most famous #codebreaker during her lifetime, with stories about her appearing in national magazines and newspapers all over the country.
This is a thoroughly enjoyable, great read! Probably the best single book for anyone starting out, trying to gain an understanding of the historical landscape of the subject. It definitely helps the reader imagine the through-lines running from the past up to the current time. It’s extremely accessible for the interested, non-technical reader. This account of Elizebeth Friedman’s life and accomplishments is “page-turning, popular history at its finest.”
#ElizebethFriedman
#BookReview
#Bookstodon
#codebreakingNote: This is *not* an affiliate link. I’m simply recommending this high-quality book for those who might find it interesting.
Jason Fagone’s pinned Twitter thread about Elizebeth Friedman: https://twitter.com/jfagone/status/912361182098542592
Jason Fagone’s Substack: https://jfagone.substack.com/ -
Hello Fellow Mastodonians!
Suppose you had a friend with an interest in *history* who wanted to know more about cybersecurity.
What would you use as a good introduction to the topic?
Here’s a suggestion . . .
The Woman Who Smashed Codes: A True Story of Love, Spies, and the Unlikely Heroine Who Outwitted America's Enemies
by Jason FagoneWhen asked “What drew you to this story?” — author Jason Fagone answered:
“Well, it’s one of these amazing American origin stories. A hundred years ago, a young woman in her early twenties [Elizebeth Smith Friedman] suddenly became one of the greatest codebreakers in the country. She taught herself how to solve secret messages without knowing the key. Even though she started out as a poet, not a mathematician, she turned out to be a genius at solving these very difficult puzzles, and her solutions ended up changing the 20th century. She helped us win the world wars. And she also shaped the intelligence community as we know it today.”
An NPR Best Book of 2017
“In The Woman Who Smashed Codes, Jason Fagone chronicles the life of this extraordinary woman, who played an integral role in our nation’s history for forty years. After World War I, Smith used her talents to catch gangsters and smugglers during Prohibition, then accepted a covert mission to discover and expose Nazi spy rings that were spreading like wildfire across South America, advancing ever closer to the United States. As World War II raged, Elizebeth fought a highly classified battle of wits against Hitler’s Reich, cracking multiple versions of the #Enigma machine used by German spies.”
Seriously, I thought this book was fantastic. Elizebeth Friedman’s team saved at least 8,000 lives when the Queen Mary was being hunted by German U-boats, and she directly helped stop the Nazification of South America. She became — by far — America’s most famous #codebreaker during her lifetime, with stories about her appearing in national magazines and newspapers all over the country.
This is a thoroughly enjoyable, great read! Probably the best single book for anyone starting out, trying to gain an understanding of the historical landscape of the subject. It definitely helps the reader imagine the through-lines running from the past up to the current time. It’s extremely accessible for the interested, non-technical reader. This account of Elizebeth Friedman’s life and accomplishments is “page-turning, popular history at its finest.”
#ElizebethFriedman
#BookReview
#Bookstodon
#codebreakingNote: This is *not* an affiliate link. I’m simply recommending this high-quality book for those who might find it interesting.
Jason Fagone’s pinned Twitter thread about Elizebeth Friedman: https://twitter.com/jfagone/status/912361182098542592
Jason Fagone’s Substack: https://jfagone.substack.com/ -
Hello Fellow Mastodonians!
Suppose you had a friend with an interest in *history* who wanted to know more about cybersecurity.
What would you use as a good introduction to the topic?
Here’s a suggestion . . .
The Woman Who Smashed Codes: A True Story of Love, Spies, and the Unlikely Heroine Who Outwitted America's Enemies
by Jason FagoneWhen asked “What drew you to this story?” — author Jason Fagone answered:
“Well, it’s one of these amazing American origin stories. A hundred years ago, a young woman in her early twenties suddenly became one of the greatest codebreakers in the country. She taught herself how to solve secret messages without knowing the key. Even though she started out as a poet, not a mathematician, she turned out to be a genius at solving these very difficult puzzles, and her solutions ended up changing the 20th century. She helped us win the world wars. And she also shaped the intelligence community as we know it today.”
An NPR Best Book of 2017
“In The Woman Who Smashed Codes, Jason Fagone chronicles the life of this extraordinary woman, who played an integral role in our nation’s history for forty years. After World War I, Smith used her talents to catch gangsters and smugglers during Prohibition, then accepted a covert mission to discover and expose Nazi spy rings that were spreading like wildfire across South America, advancing ever closer to the United States. As World War II raged, Elizebeth fought a highly classified battle of wits against Hitler’s Reich, cracking multiple versions of the #Enigma machine used by German spies.”
Seriously, I thought this book was fantastic. Elizebeth Friedman’s team saved at least 8,000 lives when the Queen Mary was being hunted by German U-boats, and she directly helped stop the Nazification of South America. She became — by far — America’s most famous #codebreaker, with stories about her appearing in national magazines and newspapers all over the country.
This is a thoroughly enjoyable, great read! Probably the best single book for anyone starting out, trying to gain an understanding of the historical landscape of the subject. It definitely helps the reader imagine the through-lines running from the past up to the current time. It’s extremely accessible for the interested, non-technical reader. This account of Elizebeth Friedman’s life and accomplishments is “page-turning, popular history at its finest.”
#ElizebethFriedman
#BookReview
#codebreakingNote: This is *not* an affiliate link. I’m simply recommending this high-quality book for those who might find it interesting.
Jason Fagone’s pinned Twitter thread about Elizebeth Friedman: https://twitter.com/jfagone/status/912361182098542592
Jason Fagone’s Substack: https://jfagone.substack.com/*******
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