About For Books The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography
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Paperback. Pub Date: August. 2000 Pages: 432 Publisher: Anchor Books In HIS first book since the bestselling Fermat s Enigma Simon Singh offers the first Sweeping History of the 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 eakthrough 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 oke the world s most difficult codes. Accessible. compelling. and remarkably far- reaching. this book will forever alter your view of history an...
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