The Code Book: The Secret History of Codes and Code-breaking.by Singh New**
The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum CryptographyFrom the best-selling author of Fermat\u2019s Last Theorem, The Code Book is a history of man\u2019s urge to uncover the secrets of codes, from Egyptian puzzles to modern day computer encryptions.As in Fermat\u2019s Last Theorem, Simon Singh brings life to an anstonishing story of puzzles, codes, languages and riddles that reveals man\u2019s continual pursuit to disguise and uncover, and to work out the secret languages of others.Codes have influenced events throughout history, both in the stories of those who make them and those who break them. The betrayal of Mary Queen of Scots and the cracking of the enigma code that helped the Allies in World War II are major episodes in a continuing history of cryptography. In addition to stories of
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The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum CryptographyFrom the best-selling author of Fermat\u2019s Last Theorem, The Code Book is a history of man\u2019s urge to uncover the secrets of codes, from Egyptian puzzles to modern day computer encryptions.As in Fermat\u2019s Last Theorem, Simon Singh brings life to an anstonishing story of puzzles, codes, languages and riddles that reveals man\u2019s continual pursuit to disguise and uncover, and to work out the secret languages of others.Codes have influenced events throughout history, both in the stories of those who make them and those who break them. The betrayal of Mary Queen of Scots and the cracking of the enigma code that helped the Allies in World War II are major episodes in a continuing history of cryptography. In addition to stories of
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The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum CryptographyFrom the best-selling author of Fermat\u2019s Last Theorem, The Code Book is a history of man\u2019s urge to uncover the secrets of codes, from Egyptian puzzles to modern day computer encryptions.As in Fermat\u2019s Last Theorem, Simon Singh brings life to an anstonishing story of puzzles, codes, languages and riddles that reveals man\u2019s continual pursuit to disguise and uncover, and to work out the secret languages of others.Codes have influenced events throughout history, both in the stories of those who make them and those who break them. The betrayal of Mary Queen of Scots and the cracking of the enigma code that helped the Allies in World War II are major episodes in a continuing history of cryptography. In addition to stories of
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The Secret History of Codes and Code-Breaking
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General | |
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format | paperback |
Language | english |
type | textbook |
Size | 129x198mm |
Brand | Fourth Estate |
artist | not specified |
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