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Codes, Ciphers and Secret Writing

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4 out of 5
Based on 254 Ratings and 23 Reviews

Book Description
"A fascinating, challenging book." - A. L. A. Booklist. Experiment with cryptography - the science of secret writing. Cipher and decipher codes: transposition and polyalphabetical ciphers, famous codes, typewriter and telephone codes, codes that use playing cards, knots, and swizzle sticks...even invisible writing and sending messages through outer space. Hours of intrigue and challenge. 45 diagra... More
Book Information
PublisherDover Publications
BindingPaperback (8 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages96
ISBN-100486247619
ISBN-13978-0486247618
Publication Date10/01/1984
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About Martin Gardner (Author) : Martin Gardner is a published author, designer, editor, and an illustrator of children's books. Some of the published credits of Martin Gardner include The Annotated Alice: The Definitive Edition, Opt... more
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