Code book: the secret history of codes and code-breaking

The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography. From the best-selling author of Fermat's Last Theorem, The Code Book is a history of man's urge to uncover the secrets of codes, from Egyptian puzzles to modern day computer encryptions.

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Subject(s)Computing
Author(s)Simon Singh
Age11-14
Published2000
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Shelf reference004 SIN
ISN/ISBN9781857028898
Direct URLhttps://www.stem.org.uk/x8uyo

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