Mysterious Messages A History of Cod..., Gary Blackwood
Mysterious Messages A History of Cod..., Gary Blackwood
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Mysterious Messages: A History of Codes and Ciphers
A History of Codes and Ciphers

Author: Gary Blackwood

Narrator: George Guidall

Unabridged: 3 hr 5 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/05/2019


Synopsis

History's amazing secrets and codes—and how to crack them yourself.

This fascinating look at history's most mysterious messages is packed with puzzles to decode and ciphers that kids can use themselves. Here are the encrypted notes of Spartan warriors, the brilliant code-crackers of Elizabeth I, secret messages of the American Revolution, spy books of the Civil War, the famous Enigma Machine, and the Navajo code talkers. As computers change the way we communicate, codes today are more intriguing than ever.

From invisible ink to the CIA, this exciting trip through history is a hands-on, interactive experience—so get cracking!

About The Author

Gary Blackwood is a playwright and the author of many books for young readers, including, Curiosity, Mysterious Messages: A history of Codes and Ciphers and Around the World in 100 Days. He is best known for the bestselling Shakespeare Stealer series. He lives in Nova Scotia.


Reviews

Goodreads review by প্রীতম on October 01, 2020

Humans from ages had two intrinsic needs − (a) to correspond and allocate information and (b) to correspond selectively. These two needs gave rise to the art of coding the messages in such a way that only the intended people could have access to the information. Unauthorized people could not dig out......more

Goodreads review by Jeni on April 25, 2021

I expected more out of this book. Having read several of Blackwood's fiction series, I thought he would at least make an attempt to make this interesting. Honestly, the topic alone should captivate a reader. The way Blackwood crafts this nonfiction narrative caused me to doze off multiple times. The......more

Goodreads review by Alejo.Tobon on January 07, 2021

I liked Mysterious Messages due to its historical clear timeline, uses and brief descriptions on codes and ciphers, it’s very interesting! Although I was expecting more mathematical detail in some of the codes, it’s a good book and it also has amazing design with the pictures, images and background......more

Goodreads review by Donna on June 18, 2018

I really enjoyed this book. I borrowed it from the library to help me learn codes and ciphers better. I'm playing a murder mystery game that involve both. This book was real interesting. It was a great help as well.......more

Goodreads review by Lab on June 25, 2020

Awesome and informative book!!......more