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

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In his first ebook because the bestselling Fermat’s Enigma, Simon Singh provides the primary sweeping historical past of encryption, tracing its evolution and revealing the dramatic results codes have had on wars, nations, and particular person lives. From Mary, Queen of Scots, trapped by her personal code, to the Navajo Code Talkers who helped the Allies win World Warfare II, to the unbelievable (and extremely easy) logisitical breakthrough that made Web commerce safe, The Code E book tells the story of probably the most highly effective mental weapon ever recognized: secrecy.

All through the textual content are clear technical and mathematical explanations, and portraits of the outstanding personalities who wrote and broke the world’s most tough codes. Accessible, compelling, and remarkably far-reaching, this ebook will without end alter your view of historical past and what drives it.  It would additionally make you surprise how personal that e-mail you simply despatched actually is.

Writer ‏ : ‎ Classic; Reprint version (August 29, 2000)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 432 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0385495323
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0385495325
Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 1310L
Merchandise Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 kilos
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.15 x 0.88 x 7.98 inches