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Malicious Life
The Doomed Queen’s Secret Ciphers
Jul 23, 2024
George Lasry, a modern codebreaker, reveals the secrets of Mary, Queen of Scots' ciphers hidden for 400 years. The podcast explores the historical impact of decoding these messages, showcasing the motives and actions of the doomed queen in a gripping narrative.
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- Deciphering the ancient ciphers revealed Mary, Queen of Scots' strategic planning and intelligence network.
- George Lassrey's meticulous algorithmic approach led to significant progress in decrypting the complex text.
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Deciphering Historical Ciphers
Cracking old ciphers became George Lassrey's passion as he discovered a set of texts hidden in the French National Library for over 400 years, dating back to 15th and 16th century Italy. With shapes and symbols filling hundreds of pages, Lassrey faced a challenging task of categorizing and organizing the symbols for decryption. Using hill climbing and n-grams methods, he navigated through thousands of symbols, revealing clues to their meanings.
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