The Woman Who Smashed Codes is historical reporting done right, assigning credit where it is long overdue. In this book, journalist Jason Fagone chronicles the life of this extraordinary woman who played an integral role in our nations history - from the Great War. Not only does the author go into exquisite detail explaining the codebreaking techniques that Elizebeth invented, but he almost gleefully punctures the facades of Hoover, the FBI, and the other self-serving historical “icons” who worked to undermine and dismiss the contributions she made to American history, its safety, and its tools for defending itself in the future. The Woman Who Smashed Codes is the story of Elizebeth Friedman, the mother of modern cryptoanalysis and cryptography. THE WOMAN WHO SMASHED CODES A True Story of Love, Spies, and the Unlikely Heroine who Outwitted Americas Enemies by Jason Fagone Read by Cassandra Campbell. Whether it’s her work attacking the German ENIGMA codes or the codebreaking that followed as she pursued the Nazis into South America on behalf of the Coast Guard, her praises are sung in lavishly detailed fashion by Fagone. Email: The Woman Who Smashed Codes A True Story of Love, Spies, and the Unlikely Heroine Who Outwitted America’s Enemies By. The Woman Who Smashed Codes rights that wrong, giving Elizebeth and her amazing contributions a well-deserved spotlight. Chelsea Leu is a researcher and writer at Wired. The history of cryptography has seen some huge revelations over the last decade or so, and one of the figures who has benefitted from all this new information is William Friedman, a cornerstone of the NSA.īut Elizebeth Friedman, more than simply his wife and partner, was also a codebreaking genius and hero in her own right, one who has been left in the shadows, tucked away by the sexist revisionism of history. Listen Free to Woman Who Smashed Codes: A True Story of Love, Spies, and the Unlikely Heroine who Outwitted Americas Enemies audiobook by Jason Fagone with.

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