Spying on spies : Elizebeth Smith Friedman codebreaker
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Published
New York, NY : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2024.
Format
Book
ISBN
9781419767319 (HRD), 1419767313 (HRD)
Status
Copies
Location | Call Number | Status |
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Hastings-on-Hudson Public Library - Juvenile Nonfiction | J B FRIEDMAN | Available |
New Rochelle Public Library - Juvenile Biography | JB FRIEDMAN M | Available |
Ossining Public Library - Juvenile Biography | J B FRIEDMAN, ELIZABETH | Recently Returned |
The Field Library - Juvenile Biography | J BIO FRIEDMAN | Available |
White Plains Public Library - YA Nonfiction | YA BIOGRAPHY SMITH FRIEDMAN, ELIZABETH | Available |
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LC Subjects
Cryptographers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Cryptography -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Friedman, Elizebeth, -- 1892-1980 -- Juvenile literature.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Participation, Female -- Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Female -- Juvenile literature.
Cryptography -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Friedman, Elizebeth, -- 1892-1980 -- Juvenile literature.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Participation, Female -- Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Female -- Juvenile literature.
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Published
New York, NY : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2024.
Physical Desc
pages cm
Street Date
2403
Language
English
ISBN
9781419767319 (HRD), 1419767313 (HRD)
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"From bestselling and award-winning author-illustrator Marissa Moss, praised for her accessible blend of narrative nonfiction with graphic novel-style chapter openers in The Woman Who Split the Atom: The Life of Lise Meitner, comes another fascinating story of a groundbreaking woman in STEM. One of the founders of U.S. cryptology who would eventually become one of the world's greatest code breakers, Elizebeth Smith Friedman (1892-1980) was a brilliant mind behind many important battles throughout the 20thcentury, saving many lives through her intelligence and heroism. Whip-smart and determined, Elizebeth displayed a remarkable aptitude for language and recognizing patterns from a young age. After getting her start by looking for linguistic clues to the true authorship of Shakespeare's writings, she and her husband William Friedman were tasked with heading up the first government code-breaking unit in America, training teams and building their own sophisticated code systems during the lead-up to World WarI. Elizebeth's solo career was even more impressive. She became the Treasury Department's and Coast Guard's first female codebreaker and created her own top-notch codebreaking unit, where she trained and led many male colleagues. During Prohibition of the 1920's, her work solving and intercepting coded messages from mobsters and criminal gangs lead to hundreds of high-profile criminal prosecutions, including members of Al Capone's gang. Her crowning achievement came during World War II, when Elizbeth uncovered an intricate network of Nazi spies operating in South America, a feat that neither law enforcement nor intelligence agencies had been able to accomplish. Despite her unparalleled accomplishments, she was largely written out of history books and overshadowed by her husband. Only in very recent years has her name begun to receive the attention it deserves, including the U.S. Coast Guard naming a ship in her honor and the U.S. Senate passing a 2019 resolution to honor her life and legacy. Back matterincludes codes for kids to learn!"--,Provided by publisher.
Target Audience
Ages 10 to 14,Abrams Books for Young Readers.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Moss, M. (2024). Spying on spies: Elizebeth Smith Friedman codebreaker . Abrams Books for Young Readers.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Moss, Marissa. 2024. Spying On Spies: Elizebeth Smith Friedman Codebreaker. Abrams Books for Young Readers.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Moss, Marissa. Spying On Spies: Elizebeth Smith Friedman Codebreaker Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2024.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Moss, Marissa. Spying On Spies: Elizebeth Smith Friedman Codebreaker Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2024.
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