Quote by David Kahn Download Open image ““Gorgo, who may be considered the first woman cryptanalyst,”” — David Kahn ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.8 out of 5 (7 ratings) Copy quoteShare
“She's a mystery, a cipher, something nearly extinct these days: a person not controlled by ambition or greed or a crass need for attention,… — Rebecca Miller Copy Share Image
Never met such a Gorgon . . . I don't really know what a Gorgon is like, but I am quite sure that Lady… — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
“Astronomy, because of that peculiar history, has a fascinating legacy of early contributions by women.” — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
“Her eyes, full of ancient, sacred wisdom. Her bones, deposits of inherited bravery. She is a proud descendant of strong, courageous women who went… — Melody Lee Copy Share Image
“The first woman’s breast that heaved with life on this world yielded the daring which could contend with Omnipotence, the strength which could bear… — Charlotte Brontë Copy Share Image
“Went with one (Assassin) for a while... lovely lass, but she couldn't keep her mouth shut, even in bed. Sometimes I wonder if any… — Robert Lynn Asprin Copy Share Image
“Similarly, Medusa (or Gorgon) was celebrated for her outstanding beauty. She was a daughter of the very wealthy king Phorcys whose large kingdom was… — Christine de Pizan Copy Share Image
“But that woman is an encyclopedia! Of all vices, ancient and modern, and terribly interesting to leaf through! ” — Jean Lorrain Copy Share Image
“I believe it was Gorgias who was first to posit the impossibility of ever prooving anything - in which case, it might as well… — Dan Garfat-Pratt Copy Share Image
“What makes a woman into a doormat? What makes her see some quite ordinary other person as a looming Goliath? And are not these… — Nuala O'Faolain Copy Share Image
“Every night she wrote in that ledger. Every day he saw more signs that the ladies did not consider her one of their own.… — Erin Beaty Copy Share Image
“Hildegard von Bingen, an 11th-century nun who saw apocalyptic visions and was later canonized, had a cipher alphabet which she claimed came to her… — David Kahn Copy Share Image
“the most famous of all those who had an acquaintance with cryptology in the Middle Ages was an English customs official, amateur astronomer, and… — David Kahn Copy Share Image
“The task of the cryptanalysts consisted primarily of reconstructing the wiring and switches of the coding wheels—a task made more burdensome by the daily… — David Kahn Copy Share Image
“Analyzing the frequency and contacts of letters is the most universal, most basic of cryptanalytic procedures.” — David Kahn Copy Share Image
“General Joseph O. Mauborgne, who became Chief Signal Officer in October, 1937. Mauborgne had long been interested in cryptology. In 1914, as a young… — David Kahn Copy Share Image
“The only writer of the Middle Ages to describe cryptography instead of just using it was Roger Bacon, the English monk of startlingly modern… — David Kahn Copy Share Image
“Cryptology served magical purposes frequently throughout the Middle Ages, and even in the Renaissance was still disguising important parts of alchemical formulas.” — David Kahn Copy Share Image
“Ibn ad-Duraihim, according to Qalqashandi, gave seven systems of cipher:” — David Kahn Copy Share Image
“The technique was at least moderately well known, for Ibn Khaldūn wrote in The Muqaddimah: “Occasionally, skillful secretaries, though not the first to invent… — David Kahn Copy Share Image
“Cryptology was born among the Arabs. They were the first to discover and write down the methods of cryptanalysis. The people that exploded out… — David Kahn Copy Share Image
“Another steganographic system was still in use in the 20th century: Aeneas suggested pricking holes in a book or other document above or below… — David Kahn Copy Share Image
“Also of great importance in the discovery of linguistic phenomena that led to cryptanalysis was the development of lexicography.” — David Kahn Copy Share Image
