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Unsolved! - The History and Mystery of the World's Greatest Ciphers from Ancient Egypt to Online Secret Societies (Hardcover)
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Unsolved! - The History and Mystery of the World's Greatest Ciphers from Ancient Egypt to Online Secret Societies (Hardcover)
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A mathematical tour of some of the greatest unsolved ciphers of all
time In 1953, a man was found dead from cyanide poisoning near the
Philadelphia airport with a picture of a Nazi aircraft in his
wallet. Taped to his abdomen was an enciphered message. In 1912, a
book dealer named Wilfrid Voynich came into possession of an
illuminated cipher manuscript once belonging to Emperor Rudolf II,
who was obsessed with alchemy and the occult. Wartime codebreakers
tried--and failed--to unlock the book's secrets, and it remains an
enigma to this day. In this lively and entertaining book, Craig
Bauer examines these and other vexing ciphers yet to be cracked.
Some may reveal the identity of a spy or serial killer, provide the
location of buried treasure, or expose a secret society--while
others may be elaborate hoaxes. Unsolved! begins by explaining the
basics of cryptology, and then explores the history behind an array
of unsolved ciphers. It looks at ancient ciphers, ciphers created
by artists and composers, ciphers left by killers and victims, Cold
War ciphers, and many others. Some are infamous, like the ciphers
in the Zodiac letters, while others were created purely as
intellectual challenges by figures such as Nobel Prize-winning
physicist Richard P. Feynman. Bauer lays out the evidence
surrounding each cipher, describes the efforts of geniuses and
eccentrics--in some cases both--to decipher it, and invites readers
to try their hand at puzzles that have stymied so many others.
Unsolved! takes readers from the ancient world to the digital age,
providing an amazing tour of many of history's greatest unsolved
ciphers.
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