Spy Codes
Learning and science
children's cryptography booklet
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75points
8comments
#622of 2,195 in 2019
Top 29%of 2019 by points
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Fantastic introduction to cryptography for kids
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This is fantastic! I got into cryptography with books like this when I was younger, but they seem to be few and far between nowadays. Also, kids don't seem to like books anymore…
tonteldoos on HNTo the OP: On the page with the pigpen cipher and knights templar code, the code at the top is the same as braille and morse. I really like this! Great way to introduce codes and…
sachleen on HN
Good way to introduce codes and pattern recognition
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To the OP: On the page with the pigpen cipher and knights templar code, the code at the top is the same as braille and morse. I really like this! Great way to introduce codes and…
sachleen on HN
Fun to use for writing in a secret script
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I started writing in Elian Script which is a Pigpen cipher. I really like the result. Thank you for the PDF.
aloisdg on HN
Alternatives named
Encyclopedia Brown books
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Related: check out the "Encyclopedia Brown" series of books from 40 years ago.
masonic on HN
Code-making and spy club books from school library
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I did also. I would check out the same three code-making/spy club books from my elementary school library. Now that I have kids I will see how it fares with them. Thanks for…
4e1a on HN
Emily Rodda's Deltora Quest books
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I've got one who's very into books, and the other is very into audiobooks. Once place where my eldest child was exposed to a lot of simple cryptography and cryptanalysis was in…
LeonB on HN