Cryptologic Bytes

Check out "The Cypher Bureau" by Eilidh McGinness - a work of historical fiction that spotlights the early successes at breaking the Enigma by the Polish Cipher Bureau

Often referred to as the world's most beautiful woman, Hollywood actress Hedy Lamarr was an ingenious inventor whose pioneering work helped revolutionize modern communication. The new documentary "Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story" explores how Lamarr’s true legacy is that of a technological trailblazer.

Check out this essay on Slate.com, adapted from Code Girls, by Liza Mundy, published by Hachette Books. Code Girls is the story of the groundbreaking female naval cryptographer who helped change the course of World War II. Yes, we are speaking of Agnes Meyer Driscoll. Click on the title or image to learn more.

In honor of Women's History Month - March 2018 - the NCM's Lou Leto and Jen Wilcox contributed a guest post highlighting the accomplishments of women codebreakers of WWII for the Smithsonian's Air & Space Museum's website.

A University of Alberta article (25 Jan 2018) by Jennifer Pascoe explores how modern scientific methods help to decipher an ancient manuscript.

The NCMF's social media community responded to our request for book recommendations from their own cryptologic libraries. Check out their suggestions and see what you might add to your library. If you have books to add to the list, please email webadmin@cryptologicfoundation.org

This 2014 article by Gordon Corera for BBC News explores a common misconception about who cracked the Enigma code. The first breakthrough in the battle to crack Nazi Germany's Enigma code was made not in Bletchley Park but in Warsaw, thanks to the hard work and determination of Polish mathematicians and codebreakers.

Edward Rothstein of "The New York Times" provides a thorough review of the NSA's fascinating "public face," the National Cryptologic Museum.