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American Experience

Season 33 Episode 5: The Codebreaker

36 SeasonsMay 17, 2021TV-PG53m8

The work of Elizebeth Smith Friedman, America's first female cryptanalyst, brings down Al Capone, breaks up a Nazi spy ring in South America, and lays the foundation for the National Security Agency (NSA).

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Season 33 Episodes:

Episode 1 The Vote, Part 1

1. The Vote, Part 1

Aired: Jan 11, 2021

100 years after the 19th Amendment passed, The Vote tells the dramatic story ...

Episode 2 The Vote, Part 2

2. The Vote, Part 2

Aired: Feb 15, 2021

Second of 2 2-hour episodes. Final few years of the struggle for woman suffra...

Episode 4 American OZ

4. American OZ

Aired: Apr 19, 2021

The life of author L. Frank Baum, creator of the classic novel "The Wonderful...

Episode 5 The Codebreaker

5. The Codebreaker

Aired: May 17, 2021

The work of Elizebeth Smith Friedman, America's first female cryptanalyst, br...

Episode 6 Voice of Freedom

6. Voice of Freedom

Aired: Sep 13, 2021

On Easter Sunday, 1939, contralto Marian Anderson stepped up to a microphone ...

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Current Status: Currently Airing

Network: PBS

Production Country: United States

Genres:Documentary, History, Biography