Mysterious Messages: A History of Codes and Ciphers
A History of Codes and Ciphers

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

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

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

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

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