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> A key point, I feel, is that it is impossible to describe the process of cryptanalysis in a work of fiction and make it interesting for the general reader. N
by NotYourLawyer 2y ago
> A key point, I feel, is that it is impossible to describe the process of cryptanalysis in a work of fiction and make it interesting for the general reader.
Neal Stephenson pulled it off in Cryptonomicon.
- the__alchemist 2y agoGreat example! Although I'm having trouble thinking of other examples that aren't by the same author. An exception to the rule?
- jrootabega 2y agofor kids, there's The Codebreaker Kids
- jrootabega 2y ago(George Edward Stanley, 1987)
- Saigonautica 2y agoI vaguely recall one in the Venus Prime series by Arthur C Clarke. I did a quick search for you -- it was a Playfair cipher in Volume 2 of the series. I recall it even encouraged the reader to crack it themselves with some hints! Hope you enjoy :)