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

By:

Smith, G. Stuart [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: 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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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 210-226) and 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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