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I like the story of how Linear B was deciphered better http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22782620 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22782620 - no Rosetta ston

I like the story of how Linear B was deciphered better http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22782620 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22782620 - no Rosetta stone, but more like cryptanalysis; Alice Kober built frequency tables and discovered patterns which (with a bit of insight and guesswork) led to Michael Ventris cracking the code.

xerophtye 13y ago
Nice read! thanks for sharing!
xerophtye 13y ago
Kinda reminds me of the OTHER major cryptanalysis feat of the time! The breaking of the enigma! (but they built a computer for that) so this story is way more awesome!