Summary
This biography tells the story of Elizebeth Smith Friedman, one of the founders of US cryptology who became one of the world's greatest code breakers. Starting with analyzing Shakespeare's writings, Elizebeth and her husband headed up America's first government code-breaking unit during World War I. Her work later helped prosecute mobsters during Prohibition and uncovered a network of Nazi spies in South America during World War II.
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Deception / LyingMild
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