Year9th Century
Tech
Cryptanalysis
"The basis of modern cybersecurity, encryption, and data protection."
The Story
Developed frequency analysis to break ciphers, effectively inventing code-breaking.This innovation marked a turning point in history, influencing subsequent developments in tech and shaping the world we know today.
The Mastermind
Al-Kindi
Abu Yusuf Ya'qub ibn Ishaq as-Sabbah al-Kindi (c. 801–873), known as 'the Philosopher of the Arabs', was a polymath who wrote on subjects ranging from metaphysics, ethics, logic and psychology, to medicine, pharmacology, mathematics, astronomy, astrology and optics.