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

Title :The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography
Product Group : Book
Type : Paperback
Price : $8.88

Product Description

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 technological and mathematical explanations, and portrayals 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, what drives it, and how private that e-mail you just sent really is.

Product Details

Author	Simon Singh
Binding	Paperback
Edition	Reprint
Feature	ISBN13: 9780385495325
	Condition: New
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ISBN	0385495323
IsEligibleForTradeIn	1
Label	Anchor
Manufacturer	Anchor
NumberOfPages	432
PublicationDate	2000-08-29
Publisher	Anchor
ReleaseDate	2000-08-29
Studio	Anchor