The Science of Secrecy

The Science of Secrecy

Documentary 2000

Available on Prime Video

Codebreakers: The Science of Secrecy brings to life the hidden history of codes and code breaking. Since the birth of writing, there has also been the need for secrecy. The story of codes is the story of the intellects who used mathematics, linguistics, machines, gut instinct, logic and detective work to encrypt and break these secrect messages and the effect their work has had on history.

Documentary 2000

TV-G

Le Chiffre Indechiffrable: The Uncrackable Code

Episode two profiles mid-19th century inventor and mathematician Charles Babbage, who was challenged to crack a particularly resilient code. This code is none other than the famous Vigenère cipher, which had been left unbreakable for 300 years.

24 min · Jan 1, 2015 TV-G
Hieroglyphs

Episode two dives into the race to decipher the incredible and beautiful hieroglyphics of ancient Egypt, discovered at the dawn of the 19th century.

24 min · Jan 1, 2015 TV-G

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The Science of Secrecy

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Codebreakers: The Science of Secrecy brings to life the hidden history of codes and code breaking. Since the birth of writing, there has also been the need for secrecy. The story of codes is the story of the intellects who used mathematics, linguistics, machines, gut instinct, logic and detective work to encrypt and break these secrect messages and the effect their work has had on history.

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Studio: XiveTV
Released: 2000
Rated: TV-G

Languages

Subtitles: English (United States) (SDH)