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A life in code : pioneer cryptanalyst Elizebeth Smith Friedman / G. Stuart Smith.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2017]Description: vii, 232 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781476669182 (softcover : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 652/.8092 B 23
LOC classification:
  • D639.C75 S65 2017
Contents:
Preface -- The imperious patron -- The World War I transformation -- The prohibition years -- Saving face for Uncle Sam -- A high profile -- Living with flair and cheating death -- A rocky start to the war -- "The spy stuff!" -- The doll woman -- Postwar career and theEelizebeth Friedman legacy -- Chapter notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Summary: "Friedman founded the cryptanalysis unit that provided evidence against American rum runners and Chinese drug smugglers. During World War II, her decryptions brought a Japanese spy to justice and her Coast Guard unit solved the Enigma ciphers of German spies. Friedman's "all source intelligence" model is still used by law enforcement and counterterrorism agencies against 21st century threats"-- Provided by publisher.
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BOOK Meaford Public Library Non-Fiction Non-fiction 652 .8092 Smith (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 20381
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 210-226) and index.

Preface -- The imperious patron -- The World War I transformation -- The prohibition years -- Saving face for Uncle Sam -- A high profile -- Living with flair and cheating death -- A rocky start to the war -- "The spy stuff!" -- The doll woman -- Postwar career and theEelizebeth Friedman legacy -- Chapter notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

"Friedman founded the cryptanalysis unit that provided evidence against American rum runners and Chinese drug smugglers. During World War II, her decryptions brought a Japanese spy to justice and her Coast Guard unit solved the Enigma ciphers of German spies. Friedman's "all source intelligence" model is still used by law enforcement and counterterrorism agencies against 21st century threats"-- Provided by publisher.

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