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- catalog abstract ""One of the greatest accomplishments in the history of cryptography occurred in 1940 when a Swedish mathematician broke the German code used for strategic military communications. This story has all the elements of a classic thriller: a desperate wartime situation; a moody and secretive mathematical genius with a talent for cryptography; and a stunning mathematical feat, mysterious to this day. Arne Beurling, the man who inherited Einstein's office at Princeton's Institute for Advanced Study, was the figure who played this role at a crucial moment in world history." "The author, Bengt Beckman, for many years was the head of the cryptanalysis department of the Swedish signal intelligence agency. He has crafted a book that a reader at any level of mathematical sophistication will thoroughly enjoy. It will appeal to a broad audience of readers, from historians and biography buffs to mathematicians to anyone with a passing interest in cryptology and cryptanalysis."--Jacket.".
- catalog alternative "Svenska kryptobedrifter. English".
- catalog contributor b12673748.
- catalog created "c2002.".
- catalog date "2002".
- catalog date "c2002.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2002.".
- catalog description ""One of the greatest accomplishments in the history of cryptography occurred in 1940 when a Swedish mathematician broke the German code used for strategic military communications. This story has all the elements of a classic thriller: a desperate wartime situation; a moody and secretive mathematical genius with a talent for cryptography; and a stunning mathematical feat, mysterious to this day. Arne Beurling, the man who inherited Einstein's office at Princeton's Institute for Advanced Study, was the figure who played this role at a crucial moment in world history." "The author, Bengt Beckman, for many years was the head of the cryptanalysis department of the Swedish signal intelligence agency. He has crafted a book that a reader at any level of mathematical sophistication will thoroughly enjoy. It will appeal to a broad audience of readers, from historians and biography buffs to mathematicians to anyone with a passing interest in cryptology and cryptanalysis."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "Northern Europe, circa 1940 -- An 18th-century cipher -- The world's first ciphering machine -- Damm, Hagelin, and Gyldén -- Radio signal interception and cryptanalysis before 1939 -- War -- Enter Arne Beurling -- The Russian Baltic Navy -- Mysterious signals -- Teleprinters -- Beurling's analysis -- The G-Schreiber and the Apps -- Continued cryptanalysis -- Exit Gyldén, but Beurling comes back -- The double transposition -- Operation Barbarossa -- The work place -- Contents -- The birth of the FRA -- Brilliant results despite everything -- Downturn and leakage -- The Red Army and the Arctic Sea -- The doubly enciphered Russian code -- Stella Polaris -- Gradual loss of German traffic -- Borelius pays a visit to the Germans -- Information, but of what value -- Norway -- The last years of the war -- The Swedes' own crypto systems -- Arne Beurling 1943-1945 -- Arne Beurling -- Through the eyes of a woman -- A magical friendship.".
- catalog extent "xviii, 259 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0821828894 (alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "2002".
- catalog issued "c2002.".
- catalog language "eng swe".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Providence, R.I. : American Mathematical Society,".
- catalog spatial "Sweden.".
- catalog subject "940.54/85 21".
- catalog subject "Beurling, Arne.".
- catalog subject "D810.C88 B413 2002".
- catalog subject "World War, 1939-1945 Cryptography.".
- catalog subject "World War, 1939-1945 Electronic intelligence Sweden.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Northern Europe, circa 1940 -- An 18th-century cipher -- The world's first ciphering machine -- Damm, Hagelin, and Gyldén -- Radio signal interception and cryptanalysis before 1939 -- War -- Enter Arne Beurling -- The Russian Baltic Navy -- Mysterious signals -- Teleprinters -- Beurling's analysis -- The G-Schreiber and the Apps -- Continued cryptanalysis -- Exit Gyldén, but Beurling comes back -- The double transposition -- Operation Barbarossa -- The work place -- Contents -- The birth of the FRA -- Brilliant results despite everything -- Downturn and leakage -- The Red Army and the Arctic Sea -- The doubly enciphered Russian code -- Stella Polaris -- Gradual loss of German traffic -- Borelius pays a visit to the Germans -- Information, but of what value -- Norway -- The last years of the war -- The Swedes' own crypto systems -- Arne Beurling 1943-1945 -- Arne Beurling -- Through the eyes of a woman -- A magical friendship.".
- catalog title "Codebreakers : Arne Beurling and the Swedish crypto program during World War II / Bengt Beckman ; translated by Kjell-Ove Widman.".
- catalog title "Svenska kryptobedrifter. English".
- catalog type "text".