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“The Da Vinci Code has nothing on this exhaustive collection of cryptographs and codes—because these are real.”—Discover Magazine
“A thoroughly engaging read.”—Brian Clegg, Popular Science
“Unsolved! spans a huge arc of time and space, from Julius Caesar’s simple substitution cipher to composer Edward Elgar’s 1897 Dorabella Cipher.”—Andrew Robinson, Nature
“Bauer proves an able and entertaining guide to the world of real-life ciphers, codes, and encryption. . . . Unsolved! is suited to all who enjoy the thrill of the chase.”—Peter Dabbene, Foreword Reviews
“An in-depth guide to history’s greatest unsolved conundrums.”—BBC Focus
“I am blown away by this book. I have never read a non-fiction book before that is so thrillingly entertaining.”—Adhemar Bultheel, European Mathematical Society

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    A Paperback / softback by Craig P. Bauer

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      Publisher Princeton University Press
      Published 18 June 2019
      ISBN-13 9780691192291
      978-0691192291
      ISBN-10 0691192294
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      Computer science Coding theory and cryptology

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      Book Synopsis


      Trade Review
      “The Da Vinci Code has nothing on this exhaustive collection of cryptographs and codes—because these are real.”—Discover Magazine
      “A thoroughly engaging read.”—Brian Clegg, Popular Science
      “Unsolved! spans a huge arc of time and space, from Julius Caesar’s simple substitution cipher to composer Edward Elgar’s 1897 Dorabella Cipher.”—Andrew Robinson, Nature
      “Bauer proves an able and entertaining guide to the world of real-life ciphers, codes, and encryption. . . . Unsolved! is suited to all who enjoy the thrill of the chase.”—Peter Dabbene, Foreword Reviews
      “An in-depth guide to history’s greatest unsolved conundrums.”—BBC Focus
      “I am blown away by this book. I have never read a non-fiction book before that is so thrillingly entertaining.”—Adhemar Bultheel, European Mathematical Society

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