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The code book : the evolution of secrecy from Mary, Queen of Scots, to quantum cryptography / Simon Singh.
2000
D 101 SIN.C
Details
Title
The code book : the evolution of secrecy from Mary, Queen of Scots, to quantum cryptography / Simon Singh.
Author
Singh, Simon, author.
Description
xvii, 411 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm
ISBN
0385495323
9780385495325
9781439580165
1439580162
9780307787842 electronic book
0307787842 electronic book
0385495315 hardcover
9780385495318 hardcover
1857028791
9781857028799
9780385495325
9781439580165
1439580162
9780307787842 electronic book
0307787842 electronic book
0385495315 hardcover
9780385495318 hardcover
1857028791
9781857028799
Alternate Call Number
D 101 SIN.C
Summary
"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.
Note
The Library of Congress has catalogued the Doubleday edition as follows: Singh, Simon. The code book : the evolution of secrecy from Mary Queen of Scots to quantum cryptography / Simon Singh. - 1st ed.
"First edition."
"First edition."
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 397-402) and index.
Formatted Contents Note
Cipher of Mary Queen of Scots
Le Chiffre indéchiffrable
Mechanization of secrecy
Cracking the enigma
Language barrier
Alice and Bob go public
Pretty good privacy
Quantum leap into the future.
Le Chiffre indéchiffrable
Mechanization of secrecy
Cracking the enigma
Language barrier
Alice and Bob go public
Pretty good privacy
Quantum leap into the future.
Series
Published
New York : Anchor Books, c2000.
Language
English
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Added Corporate Author
Anchor Books.