The Codebreaker - Documentary Movie

Learn to use Kanopy to stream movies and more for free with your library card! Then settle in with snacks to watch The Codebreaker from American Experience. 

Based on the book The Woman Who Smashed Codes, The Codebreaker (American Experience) reveals the fascinating story of Elizebeth Smith Friedman, the groundbreaking cryptanalyst whose painstaking work to decode thousands of messages for the U.S. government would send infamous gangsters to prison in the 1930s and bring down a massive, near-invisible Nazi spy ring in WWII. Her remarkable contributions would come to light decades after her death, when secret government files were unsealed. But together with her husband, the legendary cryptologist William Friedman, Elizebeth helped develop the methods that led to the creation of the powerful new science of cryptology and laid the foundation for modern codebreaking today.

Watch the trailer for this film on Youtube or ask library staff for more information about this event.

The meeting room will stay open with snacks and beverages after the program for those interested in talking or just spending time together.