你要是对此类事情哪怕有一丁点兴趣，我都推荐这本书：John Chadwick 的《The Decipherment of Linear B》。它是写给外行看的，介绍了破解线形文字B的过程，穿插了背后的人性故事，还有关于那个古文明的背景知识。
I you are at all interested in this sort of thing then I recommend this book: John Chadwick - The Decipherment of Linear B It is written for the lay person and describes the process of cracking linear B and some of the human story as well as info about the ancient civilization.
……在克诺索斯和其他地方出土。如果你对过去几十年里这个谜团是如何被一步步解开的感兴趣，并且喜欢看那种凭借耐心、死磕模式识别和问题求解的故事，John Chadwick 的《The Decipherment of Linear B》绝对是不可多得的好书，书中记录了 Michael Ventris 如何搞定将线形文字B对应到希腊语这个 SAT / 约束满足问题。
…found at Knossos and elsewhere. If you're interested in how this puzzle has come together over the decades, and enjoy stories about patient dedication to patterns and problem solving, John Chadwick's 'The Decipherment of Linear B' is an excellent read, documenting the work of Michael Ventris as he solved the SAT/constraint problem of mapping the Linear B script to the Greek language.
……Singh 的书，但某种程度上也包括 Neal Stephenson 的小说（借由虚构故事包装），等等。还有就是，虽然更像是一份当事人的见证记录而非严肃的批判性著作，但我年轻时最喜欢的书是 John Chadwick 的《The Decipherment of Linear B》。
…Singh, but also Neal Stephenson novels to some extent (couched in fiction), etc. And, though more of a witness' account rather than critical writing, the favorite book of my youth, John Chadwick's "The Decipherment of Linear B".
John Chadwick 的《The Decipherment of Linear B》是一本引人入胜的书。Michael Ventris 结局很悲惨，35 岁时因车祸去世。我看到 Kindle 上有电子书了。我得买一本，我那本纸质书找不到了。https://www.amazon.com/Decipherment-Linear-Canto-Classics-eb...
John Chadwick's "The Decipherment of Linear B" is a fascinating book. Michael Ventris had a sad death, from a car accident at 35. I see it's in kindle. I must get it, can't find my paperback. https://www.amazon.com/Decipherment-Linear-Canto-Classics-eb...
你的帖子让我想起我最喜欢的书之一，Chadwick 的《The Decipherment of Linear B》。线形文字B是指 1900 年左右在克里特岛出土的泥板上所使用的一种音节文字。Chadwick 的书重温了 Michael Ventris 最终如何将其破译并揭示出……
Your post reminded me of one of my favorite books of all time, Chadwick's The Decipherment of Linear B. Linear B is the name given to a syllabic script used on clay tablets excavated on Crete around 1900. Chadwick's book recounts the tale of how Michael Ventris ultimately deciphered it and revealed the…
John Chadwick 写的《The Decipherment of Linear B》，讲述了 Michael Ventris——一位在语言学和密码分析方面完全没有受过正规训练的建筑师——如何打破传统（以及他自己固有的）教条，揭开古代线形文字B……
"The Decipherment of Linear B" by John Chadwick is the story of how Michael Ventris, an architect with no formal education in linguistics and cryptanalysis, defied conventional (and his own) dogma and revealed the ancient Linear B…
你要是对此类事情哪怕有一丁点兴趣，我都推荐这本书：John Chadwick 的《The Decipherment of Linear B》。它是写给外行看的，介绍了破解线形文字B的过程，穿插了背后的人性故事，还有关于那个古文明的背景知识。
I you are at all interested in this sort of thing then I recommend this book: John Chadwick - The Decipherment of Linear B It is written for the lay person and describes the process of cracking linear B and some of the human story as well as info about the ancient civilization.
……在克诺索斯和其他地方出土。如果你对过去几十年里这个谜团是如何被一步步解开的感兴趣，并且喜欢看那种凭借耐心、死磕模式识别和问题求解的故事，John Chadwick 的《The Decipherment of Linear B》绝对是不可多得的好书，书中记录了 Michael Ventris 如何搞定将线形文字B对应到希腊语这个 SAT / 约束满足问题。
…found at Knossos and elsewhere. If you're interested in how this puzzle has come together over the decades, and enjoy stories about patient dedication to patterns and problem solving, John Chadwick's 'The Decipherment of Linear B' is an excellent read, documenting the work of Michael Ventris as he solved the SAT/constraint problem of mapping the Linear B script to the Greek language.
……Singh 的书，但某种程度上也包括 Neal Stephenson 的小说（借由虚构故事包装），等等。还有就是，虽然更像是一份当事人的见证记录而非严肃的批判性著作，但我年轻时最喜欢的书是 John Chadwick 的《The Decipherment of Linear B》。
…Singh, but also Neal Stephenson novels to some extent (couched in fiction), etc. And, though more of a witness' account rather than critical writing, the favorite book of my youth, John Chadwick's "The Decipherment of Linear B".
John Chadwick 的《The Decipherment of Linear B》是一本引人入胜的书。Michael Ventris 结局很悲惨，35 岁时因车祸去世。我看到 Kindle 上有电子书了。我得买一本，我那本纸质书找不到了。https://www.amazon.com/Decipherment-Linear-Canto-Classics-eb...
John Chadwick's "The Decipherment of Linear B" is a fascinating book. Michael Ventris had a sad death, from a car accident at 35. I see it's in kindle. I must get it, can't find my paperback. https://www.amazon.com/Decipherment-Linear-Canto-Classics-eb...
你的帖子让我想起我最喜欢的书之一，Chadwick 的《The Decipherment of Linear B》。线形文字B是指 1900 年左右在克里特岛出土的泥板上所使用的一种音节文字。Chadwick 的书重温了 Michael Ventris 最终如何将其破译并揭示出……
Your post reminded me of one of my favorite books of all time, Chadwick's The Decipherment of Linear B. Linear B is the name given to a syllabic script used on clay tablets excavated on Crete around 1900. Chadwick's book recounts the tale of how Michael Ventris ultimately deciphered it and revealed the…
John Chadwick 写的《The Decipherment of Linear B》，讲述了 Michael Ventris——一位在语言学和密码分析方面完全没有受过正规训练的建筑师——如何打破传统（以及他自己固有的）教条，揭开古代线形文字B……
"The Decipherment of Linear B" by John Chadwick is the story of how Michael Ventris, an architect with no formal education in linguistics and cryptanalysis, defied conventional (and his own) dogma and revealed the ancient Linear B…