Top

The Top Secret History of Codes and Code Breaking

On sale

8th March 2018

Price: £8.99

Select a format

Selected: Paperback / ISBN-13: 9780750298841

Disclosure: If you buy products using the retailer buttons above, we may earn a commission from the retailers you visit.

Explore the history of codes from The Haircut Code, used by the Persians to convey messages in war, to Ancient Hebrew ciphers, pictorial codes of the Egyptians and Mayans to letter codes in ancient Rome and substitution ciphers used in Tudor England when the execution of Mary, Queen of Scots was being planned. Find out about modern-day codes, such as tennis players Laura Robson and Heather Watson’s ‘back slang’ when playing doubles and computer codes in the 21st century including the safety of passwords.

This book features strange-but-true facts that are real-life extraordinary stories of codes and their code breakers and ‘Code Cracker’ practical activities show how you can build or solve your own codes!

Reviews

Parents In Touch
Fascinating
Parents In Touch
Children will enjoy the practical activities and the chance to break a range of codes themselves in Code Breaker's Corners.