The Woman who Smashed Codes : : a True Story of Love, Spies, and the Unlikely Heroine who Outwitted America's Enemies
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Call Number: 921 Friedman, Elizebeth
On Shelf At: Downtown Library
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Traces the life of Elizebeth Smith, who met and married groundbreaking cryptologist William Friedman and worked with him to discover and expose Nazi spy rings in South America by cracking multiple versions of the Enigma machine.
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Dfvv submitted by Anthany on July 27, 2021, 11:55am Djfmv
Fascinating submitted by saleder on August 5, 2021, 8:06am The true story of Elizabeth Friedman and her work to break codes and ciphers during WWI and WWII. Very well-written and researched, fascinating look at this brilliant and important work.
PUBLISHED
New York, NY : Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow, [2017]
Year Published: 2017
Description: xvi, 444 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780062430489
9780062430519
SUBJECTS
Friedman, Elizebeth, -- 1892-1980.
Cryptographers -- Biography.
Cryptography -- History.