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

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

Simon Singh

412 pages first pub 1999 (editions)

nonfiction history mathematics science informative medium-paced
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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 ...

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