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How the US Started Code Breaking | The Codebreaker | American Experience | PBS
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Elizebeth Friedman trained the military's first codebreakers, took down gangsters and chased Nazi spies across South America — all with her brilliant mind. Watch an encore of THE CODEBREAKER Tue Dec 28 at 9/8c → pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/codebreaker | American Experience | PBS
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Elizebeth Friedman trained the military's first codebreakers, took down gangsters and chased Nazi spies across South America — all with her brilliant mind. Watch an encore of THE CODEBREAKER Tue Dec 28 at 9/8c → pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/codebreaker | American Experience | PBS
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Elizebeth Saves the Queen Mary | The Codebreaker | American Experience | PBS
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Elizebeth Saves the Queen Mary | The Codebreaker | American Experience | PBS
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The Public and Private Lives of FDR (1933-1945) | Full Documentary | American Experience PBS
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Discover the fascinating story of Elizebeth Smith Friedman, the groundbreaking cryptanalyst whose work helped lay the foundation for codebreaking today. Watch THE CODEBREAKER on PBS or online beginning tonight at 9/8c → pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/codebreaker | American Experience | PBS
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Discover the fascinating story of Elizebeth Smith Friedman, the groundbreaking cryptanalyst whose work helped lay the foundation for codebreaking today. Watch THE CODEBREAKER on PBS or online beginning tonight at 9/8c → pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/codebreaker | American Experience | PBS
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The Codebreaker: Chapter 1 | American Experience | PBS
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THE CODEBREAKER (full documentary) | AMERICAN EXPERIENCE | PBS
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Meet Elizebeth Friedman: the woman who took down gangsters, hunted Nazi spies and smashed codes. Tune in or stream THE CODEBREAKER Mon Jan 11 on PBS → pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/codebreaker | American Experience | PBS
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Elizebeth vs. Enigma | The Codebreaker | American Experience | PBS
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Elizebeth Friedman | The Codebreaker | American Experience | PBS
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William Friedman, who worked with his wife, Elizebeth, as a codebreaker for the U.S. Government, was appointed Chief Cryptanalyst for the Army Signal Corps on November 16, 1921, a position he would hold for 25 years. Learn more about the Friedmans' top-secret work in THE CODEBREAKER, now streaming on YouTube, PBS.org and the @PBS App → https://to.pbs.org/3R3cXKm | American Experience | PBS
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Meet Elizebeth Friedman: the woman who took down gangsters, hunted Nazi spies and smashed codes. Tune in or stream THE CODEBREAKER Mon Jan 11 on PBS → pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/codebreaker | American Experience | PBS
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For two months, Elizebeth Friedman worked by hand to crack the codes generated by the German Enigma machine. Until one day she discovered a weakness. Watch an encore of THE CODEBREAKER Tue Dec 28 at 9/8c → pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/codebreaker | American Experience | PBS
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Chapter 1 | KISSINGER: Part Two | American Experience | PBS
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