The woman all spies fear : code breaker Elizebeth Smith Friedman and her hidden life /
Friedman had a rare talent for spotting patterns and solving puzzles, and these skills led her to become one of the top cryptanalysts in America during both World War I and World War II. In 1916 she had been hired by an eccentric millionaire to prove that Shakespeare's plays had secret messages...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Random House Studio,
[2021].
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | Friedman had a rare talent for spotting patterns and solving puzzles, and these skills led her to become one of the top cryptanalysts in America during both World War I and World War II. In 1916 she had been hired by an eccentric millionaire to prove that Shakespeare's plays had secret messages in them, and learned much about code breaking. Greenfield shows that Friedman and her husband, William, played a major role decoding messages during World War I and World War II, and also for the Coast Guard's war against smugglers. |
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| Physical Description: | 328 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780593127193 0593127196 9780593127209 059312720X |