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Code breaker, spy hunter : how Elizebeth Friedman changed the course of two world wars

Wallmark, Laurie

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Summary: In this picture book biography, young readers will learn all about Elizebeth Friedman (1892-1980), a brilliant American code breaker who smashed Nazi spy rings, took down gangsters, and created the CIA's first cryptology unit. Her story came to light when her secret papers were finally declassified in 2015. From thwarting notorious rumrunners with only paper and pencil to "counter-spying into...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2021

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 FRI

The codebreaker

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25 holds on 5 copies

Summary: It tells the fascinating story of Elizebeth Smith Friedman, the groundbreaking cryptanalyst whose painstaking work decoding thousands of messages for the U.S. government would send infamous gangsters to prison and bring down a massive, near-invisible Nazi spy ring in WWII. A suburban wife and mother who led a secret double life, her remarkable contributions to the science of cryptology would...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2021

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Browsing Hot DVDs, Call number: DVD COD

The woman who smashed codes : a true story of love, spies, and the unlikely heroine who outwitted America's enemies

Fagone, Jason

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2 holds on 1 copy

Summary: Traces the life of Elizebeth Smith, who met and married groundbreaking cryptologist William Friedman and worked with him to discover and expose Nazi spy rings in South America by cracking multiple versions of the Enigma machine.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Dey Street Books 2017

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Adult, Call number: B FRIEDMAN FAG

The world's greatest paintings

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Summary: The aim of these lectures is to make viewers feel welcome and comfortable in the company of paintings. By focusing on 65 masterpieces of Western painting, Professor William Kloss offers a vivid, visceral encounter with genius, shining light on the unique technical, stylistic, and expressive achievements of each painting. From the 14th century to the 20th, the images are examined for their...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Company 2010

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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 WOR
Call number: DVD 709 WOR

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