Author: Craig P. Bauer
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400884799
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 624
Book Description
Watch Craig Bauer discuss the Zodiac Killer’s cipher on HISTORY’s new miniseries The Hunt for the Zodiac Killer 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.
Unsolved!
Author: Craig P. Bauer
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400884799
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 624
Book Description
Watch Craig Bauer discuss the Zodiac Killer’s cipher on HISTORY’s new miniseries The Hunt for the Zodiac Killer 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.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400884799
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 624
Book Description
Watch Craig Bauer discuss the Zodiac Killer’s cipher on HISTORY’s new miniseries The Hunt for the Zodiac Killer 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.
Treasure Legends of Virginia
Author: Charles A. Mills
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1365082962
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 55
Book Description
The history of Virginia told through treasure tales about pirates, Indians, Revolutionary War heroes and Civil War raiders. The full text of the famous Beale Treasure cipher is included along with some sixty other legends.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1365082962
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 55
Book Description
The history of Virginia told through treasure tales about pirates, Indians, Revolutionary War heroes and Civil War raiders. The full text of the famous Beale Treasure cipher is included along with some sixty other legends.
The Beale Treasure
Author: Peter Viemeister
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Southern Treasures
Author: Nina Anderson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780887420283
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780887420283
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
How to Hunt Buried Treasure
Author: James M. Deem
Publisher: Avon Books
ISBN: 9780380721764
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Discusses what treasure is and how to go about finding it.
Publisher: Avon Books
ISBN: 9780380721764
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Discusses what treasure is and how to go about finding it.
Encyclopedia of Hoaxes
Author: Gordon Stein
Publisher: Gale Cengage
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
Looks at scams, shams, and flim-flams that have been perpetrated in almost every field including art, business, entertainment, politics, and more.
Publisher: Gale Cengage
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
Looks at scams, shams, and flim-flams that have been perpetrated in almost every field including art, business, entertainment, politics, and more.
Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature
Author: Bertha Tannehill
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Periodicals
Languages : en
Pages : 1930
Book Description
An author subject index to selected general interest periodicals of reference value in libraries.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Periodicals
Languages : en
Pages : 1930
Book Description
An author subject index to selected general interest periodicals of reference value in libraries.
The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography
Author: Philip Alexander Bruce
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Virginia
Languages : en
Pages : 588
Book Description
Vols. 1-28, 30-31, 33-34 include the society's Proceedings... at its annual meeting... 1893-1923, 1926.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Virginia
Languages : en
Pages : 588
Book Description
Vols. 1-28, 30-31, 33-34 include the society's Proceedings... at its annual meeting... 1893-1923, 1926.
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Biography Index
Author: Bea Joseph
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography
Languages : en
Pages : 1088
Book Description
A cumulative index to biographical material in books and magazines.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography
Languages : en
Pages : 1088
Book Description
A cumulative index to biographical material in books and magazines.