The Code Book

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ISBN: 9780385495325
Autore: Simon Singh
Casa editrice: Anchor
data di pubblicazione: 2000 -8
Formato: Paperback
Prezzo: USD 17.00
Numero di pagine: 432

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The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography

Simon Singh   

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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 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.

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