Codes Before Computers
Secrecy From Rome to Radio
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Beschreibung
Every secure message begins a race between the mind that hides it and the mind that refuses to be excluded.
A hidden message can decide a battle, protect a ruler, expose a spy, or fail at the worst possible moment. From substitution systems associated with the ancient world to diplomatic ciphers, mechanical devices, wartime codebreaking, and radio interception, this book traces the long contest between concealment and discovery. It explains key methods in accessible language while keeping their political and military contexts in view. Readers see cryptography not as a straight march toward modern mathematics, but as a recurring struggle shaped by human error, institutional rivalry, technological change, and the urgent need to trust communication.
Autor*in
Hollis Parr
A union organizer turned writer who fought for rights firsthand, combining self-help advocacy tools, business ethics on fair labor, and histories of worker uprisings across centuries.
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