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The Code Book : The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography

Simon Singh

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The Code Book : The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography

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Crack the code of secrecy with history.

The Code Book would be a great read for anyone interested in history and cryptography. The book not only offers a comprehensive overview of encryption, but also engages readers with intriguing stories of how codes have shaped nations and individual lives. With clear technical explanations and captivating profiles of personalities involved in creating and breaking codes, readers will be hooked from start to finish.

  • Corine Internationaler Buchpreis for Sachbuch (2001)
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The Code Book : The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography

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ISBN: 9780385495325
Author: Simon Singh
Publisher: Anchor
Date of Publication: 2000-08-29
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Science, History
Goodreads rating: 4.29
(rated by 26829 readers)

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In his first book since the bestselling Fermat’s Enigma, Simon Singh offers the first sweeping history of encryption, tracing its evolution and revealing the dramatic effects codes have had on wars, nations, and individual lives. From Mary, Queen of Scots, trapped by her own code, to the Navajo Code Talkers who helped the Allies win World War II, to the incredible (and incredibly simple) logisitical breakthrough that made Internet commerce secure, The Code Book tells the story of the most powerful intellectual weapon ever known: secrecy.Throughout the text are clear technical and mathematical explanations, and portraits of the remarkable personalities who wrote and broke the world’s most difficult codes. Accessible, compelling, and remarkably far-reaching, this book will forever alter your view of history and what drives it. It will also make you wonder how private that e-mail you just sent really is.
 

Crack the code of secrecy with history.

The Code Book would be a great read for anyone interested in history and cryptography. The book not only offers a comprehensive overview of encryption, but also engages readers with intriguing stories of how codes have shaped nations and individual lives. With clear technical explanations and captivating profiles of personalities involved in creating and breaking codes, readers will be hooked from start to finish.

  • Corine Internationaler Buchpreis for Sachbuch (2001)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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