The Codebreaker's Handbook - Softcover

Brennan, Herbie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 057122461X ISBN 13: 9780571224616

Publisher: Faber & Faber, 2006

Synopsis

A must-have book for secret agents in the making.

Ever wondered how to make and crack codes and ciphers? Herbie Brennan's essential guide contains everything a serious cryptographer and code-buster needs, including:

- Codebreaking methods, examples and tests
- How to develop complex ciphers
- Tools for encrypting messages, from invisible ink to computer pixels
- A history of how codes and ciphers have developed, taking in the ancient Greeks, the Kama Sutra, the Enigma machine and computer ciphers

And much, much more!

Contains black-and-white illustrations throughout.

About this title

Synopsis:

Ever wondered how to make and crack codes and ciphers? Herbie Brennan's essential guide contains everything a serious cryptographer and code-buster needs, including: codebreaking methods, examples and tests; how to develop complex ciphers; tools for encrypting messages, from invisible ink to computer pixels; and, a history of how codes and ciphers have developed, taking in the ancient Greeks, the Kama Sutra, the Enigma machine and computer ciphers.

About the Author:

Herbie Brennan's work has appeared in more than fifty countries. He began a journalistic career when he was eighteen and at twenty-four became the youngest newspaper editor in his native Ireland. He is now a full-time writer of both fact and fiction for both adults and children, with several international bestsellers to his name. He lives with his wife and eight cats in a rectory in Ireland.

About this edition

• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 057122461X
• ISBN 13: 9780571224616
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 144