You, too, can be a state-of-the-art sign-stealer. You can play along at home and download The Athletic’s homemade version of the sign-cracking algorithm, while we ...

Friedman first became something of a celebrity during the Prohibition era, when the Coast Guard—faced with a ceaseless flood of liquor coming into the country by ship—persuaded her to turn her ...

Mark Gordon Pictures nabbed the screen rights to Walter Isaacson's 'The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race,' a book about Nobel Prize-winning gene editing ...

The fascinating story of Elizebeth Smith Friedman, the groundbreaking cryptanalyst. The Codebreaker reveals the fascinating story of Elizebeth Smith Friedman, the groundbreaking cryptanalyst whose ...

His 1967 book, “The Codebreakers,” introduced the world to cryptology and inspired the emergence of private-sector encrypted communication. By Clay Risen David Kahn, whose 1967 book, “The Codebreakers ...

An international team of codebreakers said Wednesday they have found and deciphered the long-lost secret letters of 16th-century monarch Mary, Queen of Scots, one of the most argued-over figures in ...

In early 2023, three amateur codebreakers announced they had successfully decoded the secret correspondence of one of the most tragic characters in European history: Mary, Queen of Scots. 57 encrypted ...

A plaque will be placed at a building on Minnehaha Avenue Thursday, recognizing the work of codebreakers and as one of the birthplaces of modern computers. During World War II, codebreakers were ...

Even for the most public figures, it can take years for influence to be recognized. When the Official Secrets Act—British legislation criminalizing unauthorized disclosure of state secrets—is involved ...

Over 400 after her death, newly decoded letters between Mary Queen of Scots and the French ambassador to England reveal her thoughts from when her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I, held her captive. A statue ...

A team of amateur codebreakers has reportedly cracked the Zodiac Killer’s most infamous cipher, solving a mystery that’s had law enforcement stumped for more than 50 years. The Zodiac Killer is the ...

Thanks to a group of World War II codebreakers, St. Paul will be cemented in history as one of the birthplaces of modern computing technology this week. Born from the U.S. Navy codebreakers, a group ...