The Science of Secrecy
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Host Simon Singh examines the secretive history behind the development and evolution of ciphers and code breaking. The stories in the series range from the cipher that sealed the fate of Mary, Queen of Scots, to the coded Zimmermann Telegram that changed the course of the First World War.
IMDb 8,2/1020001 stagione
DocumentariContenuti intelligentiRicchi di suspense
DocumentariContenuti intelligentiRicchi di suspense
IMDb 8,2/1020001 stagione
TV-G
5 episodi
  • 1. The Babington Plot

    1. The Babington Plot

    Examining the case of Mary Queen of Scots. A cipher in her correspondence resulted in a charge of treason in 1586 for plotting to assassinate Elizabeth I.
    Examining the case of Mary Queen of Scots. A cipher in her correspondence resulted in a charge of treason in 1586 for plotting to assassinate Elizabeth I.
    TV-G
    24min
    25 ott 2000
  • 2. Hieroglyphs

    2. Hieroglyphs

    The race to decipher the hieroglyphics of ancient Egypt at the dawn of the 19th century.
    The race to decipher the hieroglyphics of ancient Egypt at the dawn of the 19th century.
    TV-G
    24min
    25 ott 2000
  • 3. Le Chiffre Indechiffabrle: the Uncrackable Code

    3. Le Chiffre Indechiffabrle: the Uncrackable Code

    Profiling mid-19th-century inventor and mathematician Charles Babbage, who was challenged to crack a particularly resilient code---the Vigenere cipher, which had been unbreakable for 300 years.
    Profiling mid-19th-century inventor and mathematician Charles Babbage, who was challenged to crack a particularly resilient code---the Vigenere cipher, which had been unbreakable for 300 years.
    TV-G
    24min
    25 ott 2000
  • 4. The Zimmermann Telegram

    4. The Zimmermann Telegram

    The history of codes is examined. Included: the cracking of an encoded telegram from the German foreign minister to the president of Mexico during World War I.
    The history of codes is examined. Included: the cracking of an encoded telegram from the German foreign minister to the president of Mexico during World War I.
    TV-G
    24min
    25 ott 2000
  • 5. Going Public

    5. Going Public

    Examining public-key cryptography, which was further developed into a cipher known as RSA.
    Examining public-key cryptography, which was further developed into a cipher known as RSA.
    TV-G
    24min
    25 ott 2000
  • The Science of Secrecy
    DocumentariContenuti intelligentiRicchi di suspense
    IMDb 8,2/1020001 stagione
    Host Simon Singh examines the secretive history behind the development and evolution of ciphers and code breaking. The stories in the series range from the cipher that sealed the fate of Mary, Queen of Scots, to the coded Zimmermann Telegram that changed the course of the First World War.
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