The theory that statesman and scientist Francis Bacon was the ghostwriter behind Shakespeare, and embedded the Bard's plays with ciphers, had a major influence on modern cryptography. William F.

In 1955, the Friedmans returned to the Shakespeare question in their book, ``The Shakespearean Ciphers Examined.'' Although they thanked Fabyan for encouraging code studies, they concluded that they ...

William Friedman is considered the pioneer of modern codebreaking. He and his wife, Elizebeth Smith Friedman – a clever codebreaker in her own right – began their codebreaking careers by trying to ...