Leibniz and Cryptography

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Title
Leibniz and Cryptography: An Account on the Occasion of the Initial Exhibition of the Reconstruction of Leibniz's Cipher Machine
Creator
Rescher, Nicholas
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Date
2012
Identifier
666991800
Description
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646-1716) designed and built a mechanical arithmetic machine, first shown off to the Royal Society during a tour of London in 1673. He also designed, but never built a ciphering/deciphering machine on similar mechanical principles. Nicholas Rescher, following the example of the arithmetic machine and other descriptions in Leibniz’s papers, constructed a working prototype of Leibniz’s proposed device. This book provides a historical introduction to Leibniz’s interest in the subject and also the basic logical and mechanical principles that went into the final design.
Extent
online resource (xii, 96 pages : illustrations)
Publisher
University Library System, University of Pittsburgh
Place of Publication
Pittsburgh, PA
Type
text
Genre
books
Subject
Cryptography--History--17th century
Ciphers--History--17th century
Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm, Freiherr von, 1646-1716
Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm, Freiherr von, 1646-1716 --Knowledge--Cryptography
Language
eng
Collection
Archives of Scientific Philosophy
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh
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