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Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography
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Hardcover
from Diane Pub Co (January 1, 1999)
9780756754730 | details & prices | 402 pages | 6.25 × 9.25 × 1.50 in. | 1.65 lbs | List price $30.00
About: 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.
About: 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.
Paperback
Reprint edition from Anchor Books (August 1, 2000); titled "The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography"
9780385495325 | details & prices | 411 pages | 5.50 × 8.25 × 0.75 in. | 0.90 lbs | List price $16.95
About: Includes a history of how codes have affected the world, from the World Wars to the death of Mary, Queen of Scots, and also looks at what the future holds for the field of cryptography.
About: Includes a history of how codes have affected the world, from the World Wars to the death of Mary, Queen of Scots, and also looks at what the future holds for the field of cryptography.
Prebinding
Reprint edition from Paw Prints (April 9, 2009); titled "The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography"
9781439580165 | details & prices | 411 pages | List price $24.95
About: 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.
About: 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.