Life in Code
Subtitle: Pioneer Cryptanalyst Elizebeth Smith Friedman
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9781476669182
Subjects: United states, coast guard
Description: "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"--