Also stationed at Arlington Hall, Virginia during WWII learning to break codes
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Also stationed at Arlington Hall, Virginia during WWII learning to break codes
#WhereAreYouMonday
@Cupcake12
I am only able to listen to history audiobooks while at work.… but the books I choose are about the powerful and scary women in history. I‘d consider that a win.
#whatsnewwednesday Thanks @Read4life & @TheSpineView for the tag!
My life is predictable so this was a hard task—I guess it‘s the college planning for my son, who‘s been accepted to Embry Riddle Aeronautical University in Arizona in the fall. The school is hosting a fancy dinner for new students at a steakhouse here in San Antonio this weekend so we‘ll start to get questions answered. It‘ll be hard as heck to send my youngest away! 🥹
My Little Free Library trade tonight
so-soLengthy and at moments dry, but the history and complexity of code breaking and how women have been there along is great. After reading code girls, this is another good option
Hey Everyone!! I went from being and English major to being kinda obsessed with computers so this Amazon pick got me also. It‘s over 500 pages so it will take me a while.
pickThis is a meticulously researched account of cryptanalyst Elizebeth Friedman. Her story is incredible, and I loved learning about the codes she broke and the ways she contributed to breaking up a Nazi spy ring in South America. She got her start searching for codes in Shakespeare‘s 1st folio. I love how the author wove her love story with her husband into the book while never taking away from her fierce ability as a codebreaker.
pickExcellent book about the life of Elizebeth Smith Friedman and her pioneer career in the field of codebreaking.
The book is well constructed, informative, and at times gripping (especially when it comes to her involvement in hunting spies during World War II).
This book offers also a lot about the history of the FBI, CIA, and NSA, revealing their amateurish nature at first, and their petty power fights.
