Humans have been keeping secrets for generations and using cryptology to make sure those secrets don't fall into the wrong hands.
From the development of ancient Greek ciphers, to the creation of the Enigma and today's CRISPR technology, codes and codebreakers have changed the course of history. Today cryptology addresses cybersecurity and the ethics of hacking our own genetic code.
Cracking the Code reveals the history of codes, explores why humans keep secrets and introduces us to coding heroes like the Navajo Code Talkers from World War II. Codes have defined human history and will map our digital future. Will you be the next codebreaker to unlock the mysteries behind the codes that shape our world?
The epub edition of this title is fully accessible.
| ISBN: | 9781459839595 |
| Publication date: | 16th September 2025 |
| Author: | Rachel Kehoe |
| Illustrator: | Meegan Lim |
| Publisher: | Orca Book Publishers |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 96 pages |
| Reading age: | 9+ |
| Series: | Orca Timeline |
| Genres: |
Computers and the Digital World Children’s / Teenage general interest: Inventors, inventions and experiments Warfare & Battles |
Humans have been keeping secrets for generations and using cryptology to make sure those secrets don't fall into the wrong hands. From the development of ancient Greek ciphers, to the creation of the Enigma and today's CRISPR technology, codes and codebreakers have changed the course of history.
Cracking the Code is aimed at readers aged 9 and over.
Cracking the Code features in the following genres: Computers and the Digital World, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Inventors, inventions and experiments, Warfare & Battles
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Cracking the Code was written by Rachel Kehoe and published by Orca Book Publishers
Cracking the Code has 96 pages
Yes it is part of Orca Timeline series
£26.96, reduced from £29.95. Temporarily Out Of Stock.