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Creating and Cracking Codes

Creating and Cracking Codes( )
Author: McFadzean, Lesley
Series title:Discovery Education: Discoveries and Inventions Ser.
ISBN:978-1-4777-1329-7
Publication Date:Jul 2013
Publisher:Rosen Publishing Group
Imprint:PowerKids Press
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $28.93
Book Description:

Records show that human beings have been using codes to conceal messages for over 2,000 years! This revealing book traces codes throughout history, from an encryption device used by the Spartans in 400 B.C. to the Enigma Code of the 1940s, pausing to consider coded military secrets and newspaper scoops alike. Students will be delighted by code-cracking diagrams. Illuminating sidebars, primary source documents, and vivid illustrations all add to this attractive volume's appeal.

Book Details
Pages:32
Detailed Subjects: Juvenile Nonfiction / Games & Activities / General
Juvenile Nonfiction / Games & Activities / Puzzles
Juvenile Nonfiction / Language Arts / Sign Language
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):7.125 x 8.5 Inches
Book Weight:0.585 Pounds



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