| Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
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polychrome. rdacc |
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digital rdatr |
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optical rdarm |
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NTSC rdabs |
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video file rdaft |
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DVD video |
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Documentary television programs lcgft |
| Series |
American Experience
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| System Details |
DVD, wide screen; NTSC, region 1; stereo. |
| Note |
Based on the book The woman who smashed codes by Jason Fagone. |
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Wide screen. |
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"Subtitles are a function of the disc and serve the same purpose as closed-captions" --container. |
| Performer |
Narrator, Kate Burton. |
| Audience |
Rating: TVPG. |
| Summary |
It tells the fascinating story of Elizebeth Smith Friedman, the groundbreaking cryptanalyst whose painstaking work decoding thousands of messages for the U.S. government would send infamous gangsters to prison and bring down a massive, near-invisible Nazi spy ring in WWII. A suburban wife and mother who led a secret double life, her remarkable contributions to the science of cryptology would only come to light decades after her death when classified government files were unsealed. But together with her husband, the legendary cryptologist William Friedman, Elizebeth helped develop the codebreaking methods that led to the creation of the powerful new science of cryptology and laid the foundation for modern codebreaking today. |
| Language |
English dialogue; English subtitled (SDH) for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
| Subject |
Friedman, Elizebeth, 1892-1980.
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Cryptographers -- United States -- Biography.
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Women -- United States -- History.
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Cryptography.
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Cryptography -- United States -- History.
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Friedman, Elizebeth, 1892-1980. (OCoLC)fst00221210
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Cryptographers. (OCoLC)fst00884550
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Cryptography. (OCoLC)fst00884552
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Women. (OCoLC)fst01176568
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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World War (1914-1918) (OCoLC)fst01180746
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| Chronological Term |
1914-1918
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| Genre/Form |
Biographical television programs. (OCoLC)fst01726117
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Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
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Documentary television programs. (OCoLC)fst01710387
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Historical television programs. (OCoLC)fst01726125
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Nonfiction television programs. (OCoLC)fst01710270
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Documentary television programs.
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Biographical television programs.
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Historical television programs.
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Nonfiction television programs.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Steinmen, Hilary Klotz, television producer.
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Ruiz, Vanessa, 1950- television producer.
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Sherman, Nancy, television producer.
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Gazit, Chana, television director.
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Burton, Kate, narrator.
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Motion picture adaptation of (work) : Fagone, Jason.
Woman who smashed codes.
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PBS Distribution (Firm), publisher.
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| Note |
Title on disc : Codebreaker : wife, mother, secret American hero |
| Added Title |
Codebreaker |
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Code breaker |
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American experience (Television program)
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| Standard No. |
841887045162 |
| ISBN |
9781531713416 |
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1531713416 |
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0841887045162 |
| Music No. |
AE62005 PBS Distribution |
