| The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography Contributor(s): Singh, Simon (Author) |
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ISBN: 0385495323 ISBN-13: 9780385495325 Publisher: Anchor Books
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: August 2000 Annotation: 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 technical and mathematical explanations, and portraits 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 and what drives it. It will also make yo wonder how private that e-mail you just sent really is. |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General - Science | History - History | Military - General |
| Dewey: 652.809 |
| LCCN: 99035261 |
| Lexile Measure: 1310(Not Available) |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.1" W x 7.9" L (0.90 lbs) 432 pages |
| Features: Glossary, Ikids, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product, Table of Contents |
| Review Citations: New York Times 08/06/2000 pg. 24 Entertainment Weekly 09/29/2000 pg. 124 Science 06/05/2009 pg. 1267 |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 57916 Reading Level: 11.2 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 13.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 technical and mathematical explanations, and portraits 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 and what drives it. It will also make you wonder how private that e-mail you just sent really is. |
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