Charles Babbage and deciphering codes (1864) (opens in new tab)

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For anyone who enjoys this topic and an entertaining read, there's The Difference Engine by William Gibson: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/337116.The_Difference_En...

Fethbita8mo ago

Very interesting to read Babbage’s thoughts on cryptanalysis of a cipher. I wish we could have read his thoughts on modern ciphers and what he would think of them.

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evanjrowley8mo ago

For anyone who enjoys this topic and an entertaining read, there's The Difference Engine by William Gibson: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/337116.The_Difference_En...

Fethbita8mo ago

Very interesting to read Babbage’s thoughts on cryptanalysis of a cipher. I wish we could have read his thoughts on modern ciphers and what he would think of them.

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