The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography
of Simon Singh
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In his first book since the bestselling Fermatâs 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 worldâs 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.
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- Format Paperback
- Pages 412 pages
- Publisher Anchor
- Publication Date August 29th 2000
- First Publication 11/03/99
- Language English
- ISBN 9780385495325
- Edition Not informed
- Category Non-Fiction
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The science of secrecy: The secret history of codes and codebreaking
Simon Singh
