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Can You Crack the Code?

by Ella Schwartz

Illustrator: Lily Williams

Ages: 9+

Published: 2019

Publisher: Bloomsbury Children's Books

ISBN: 978-1-68119-514-8

Keywords: Computers, Technology, Ciphers, Cryptography

An introduction to the history of different codes and ciphers used from antiquity to the present, including interactive examples. Black-and-white cartoon illustrations. Back matter.