The Six Unsolved Ciphers: Inside the Mysterious Codes That Have Confounded the World's Greatest Cryptographers
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| Rating | : | 4.47 (510 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1569756287 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 312 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-10-11 |
| Language | : | English |
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Currently a Joint Managing Director of Fulcrum TV in London, he has written serveral books in the UK including the USA distributed The Assassination Business. About the AuthorRichard Belfield is an award-winning television producer and writer. As an investigative journalist, he revealed the first human case of mad cow disease as well as a number of facts relating to the Paris car accident that killed Princess Diana.
Currently a Joint Managing Director of Fulcrum TV in London, he has written serveral books in the UK including the USA distributed The Assassination Business. As an investigative journalist, he revealed the first human case of mad cow disease as well as a number of facts relating to the Paris
6 FASCINATING STORIES, 6 MYSTERIOUS CODESFollow the horrific crimes of the ZODIAC and see the symbol-filled letters he sent to local San Francisco newspapers. Could breaking his code lead to the arrest of this still-at-large serial killer?Learn how the Declaration of Independence was used to decode part of the BEALE PAPERS. Find the decoder key for the rest of its cipher and a $30 million buried treasure awaits you somewhere in Buford County, Virginia. See how one man directly challenged the CIA by erecting an encoded sculpture called KRYPTOS at the agency’s Langley headquartersonly to prove that his genius could resist the world’s best code-breakers and most powerful decryption software.Plus three more captivating ciphers .
An okay intro, but look elsewhere for in-depth studies A decent introduction to several cipher mysteries, and a serviceable introduction to codes and codebreaking. But it reeks of adequacity. There are so many errors in the stuff I DO know, that it makes me wonder about his research into the stuff I do not. And some of the quack theories he advances. "at best, plays fast and loose with the facts and" according to David Anderson. If you want an exciting read that, at best, plays fast and loose with the facts and things Dan Brown is a good resource, this is fine. Though I highly recommend keeping a heck of a salt shaker handy.If you actually want to learn something more than speculation and conspiracy theories, look elsew. Unsolved Ciphers Clear Concise Comprehensive Belfield has hit a home run with this treatise. Most clear writing, concise coverage - comprehensive treatment of a devilish field.John Richardson, MDNeurology