Stephen Pincock

Codebreaker: The History of Codes and Ciphers, from the Ancient Pharaohs to Quantum Cryptography

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Atbash cipher

The Equatorie of the PlanetisGeoffrey Chaucer , 13431400

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Herman Melville

Baphomet

Eliphas Levi2

13071013Jacques de Molay3

MahometMahomet

BapheMetisTemp. ohp. Ab.Templi omnium hominum pacis abhas

Hugh Schon-field4

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BaphometSophia

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Baphomet

[alef] [yud] [pe] [vav] [shin]

Sophia

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1586Anthony Babington

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Gilbert Gifford

Sir Francis WalsinghamThomas Phelippes

1533160315581117

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Georg BareschAthanasius Kircher

Wilfrid

Voynich1912

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1910

William F. Friedman

Roger BaconCathars

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Zimmerman Telegram

1917 116Arthur ZimmermanHeinrich von EckardtRoom 40

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1945

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Bletchley ParkB.P.MI61938XStation X

19431945

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1932Marian RejewskiJerzy R yckiHenryk Zygalski

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Frank CarterJohn Gallehawk

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1926Dilly Knox1920

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Dear Sir/MadamYours faithfully

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