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A life in code : pioneer cryptanalyst Elizebeth Smith Friedman / G. Stuart Smith.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Smith, G. Stuart, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Friedman, Elizebeth, 1892-1980--Correspondence.
- Friedman, Elizebeth.
- Friedman, Elizebeth, 1892-1980.
- Cryptography--United States--History.
- Cryptography.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (287 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2017.
- Summary:
- "Friedman founded the cryptanalysis unit that provided evidence against American rum runners and Chinese drug smugglers. During World War II, her decryptions brought a Japanese spy to justice and her Coast Guard unit solved the Enigma ciphers of German spies. Friedman's "all source intelligence" model is still used by law enforcement and counterterrorism agencies against 21st century threats"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Preface
- The imperious patron
- The World War I transformation
- The prohibition years
- Saving face for Uncle Sam
- A high profile
- Living with flair and cheating death
- A rocky start to the war
- "The spy stuff!"
- The doll woman
- Postwar career and theEelizebeth Friedman legacy
- Chapter notes
- Bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed May 26, 2017).
- ISBN:
- 1-4766-2816-5
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