Codes and Ciphers - A History of Cryptography
English | August 26, 2016 | ASIN: B01LOJWUY4 | 175 pages | EPUB (True) | 6.32 MB
English | August 26, 2016 | ASIN: B01LOJWUY4 | 175 pages | EPUB (True) | 6.32 MB
This vintage book contains Alexander D’Agapeyeff’s famous 1939 work, Codes and Ciphers - A History of Cryptography.
Cryptography is the employment of codes and ciphers to protect secrets, and it has a long and interesting history. This fantastic volume offers a detailed history of cryptography from ancient times to modernity, written by the Russian-born English cryptographer, Alexander D'Agapeyeff.
The contents include:
- The beginnings of Cryptography
- From the Middle Ages Onwards
- Signals, Signs, and Secret Languages
- Commercial Codes
- Military Codes and Ciphers
- Types of Codes and Ciphers
- Methods of Deciphering