50 Codes that Changed the World

A fascinating history of the codes and ciphers that changed our world, with 90 puzzles for you to solve inspired by the code-breaking genius of the ancients to modern world. Taking codes in their broadest sense, the insightful book explores mysterious, lost languages from the ancient worlds and how they came to be understood by the modern world, from runes and glyphs to Roman ciphers; codes from the Bible, music, literature; through to breaking Enigma during the Second World War and look ahead to how the Turing Test would fare in an age of computers and AI. From musical notation codes to the riddles of Lewis Carroll (1832-98), learn how codes were solved and then test your skills with anagrams, number codes, ciphers and more at the end of each chapter. With the solutions included, this is a book to see the world of codes and codebreaking in a whole new light.

Paperback
19.5 x 12.5cm
391 pages
With black-and-white illus, puzzle grids and diagrams
Includes solutions
FSC accredited paper