Can you crack the code? : a fascinating history of ciphers and cryptology /

"Codes can carry big secrets! Throughout history, lots of good guys and lots of bad guys have used codes to keep their messages under wraps. This fun and flippable nonfiction features stories of hidden treasures, war-time maneuverings, and contemporary hacking as well as explaining the mechanic...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Schwartz, Ella, 1974- (Author)
Other Authors: Williams, Lily
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Bloomsbury Children's Books, 2019.
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505 0 |a Can you crack the code? -- A tale of codes and ciphers -- Ciphers, the next generation -- Symbol stumper -- A tale of buried treasures -- The making of an enigma -- The mystery of kryptos -- Beyond cracking the code -- Prime time -- The weakest link -- It's not as simple as black and white -- Cracking the code. 
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