The Code Book: The Secret History of Codes and Code-breaking
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| Rating | : | 4.77 (502 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1857028899 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 416 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-11-23 |
| Language | : | English |
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Compelling material wrapped in interesting stories Douglas Welzel It took me a while to finding to the time to read this because I was expecting a rather dry book on cryptography. The subject was somewhat interesting to me, but I didn't feel like plodding through a long book on the subject.Once I started reading I realized The Code Book was totally different. Singh takes you on a tour of the history of cryptography through the history of the world.. Interesting, but needs a little work This book has many fascinating and important stories to tell, and some of them are told remarkably well. Still, if you're expecting "The Code Book" to be as compelling or well-fashioned as Singh's thoroughly absorbing "Fermat's Enigma," you will likely be disappointed. Which is not to say it's a waste of time. "The Code Book" demonstrates Singh's ability to bring historical character. "Fun reading for nerds" according to Tony. Fun reading for nerds. There are lots of entertaining historical stories and sidelights in this well-researched book on the history of cryptography. It is not an instruction manual for how-to-do-it, but rather an overview of the ages-long battle between encoders and decoders. Of course, the advent of modern public-key systems has, at least for the moment, taken the suspense out of th
'A fascinating meander through the centuries; replete with tales of intrigue, political chicanery, military secrecy and academic rivalry.' The Times
In addition to stories of intrigue and warfare, Simon Singh also investigates other codes, the unravelling of genes and the rediscovery of ancient languages and most tantalisingly, the Beale ciphers, an unbroken code that could hold the key to a $20 million treasure.. 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. Codes have influenced events throughout history, both in the stories of those who make them and those who break them. The betrayal of Mary Queen of Scots and the cracking of the enigma code that helped the Allies in World War II are major episodes in a continuing history of cryptography. As in Fermat's Last Theorem, Simon Singh brings life to an anstonishing story of puzzles, codes, languages and riddles that reveals man's continual pursuit to disguise and uncover, and to work out the secret languages of others
. Simon Singh is a science journalist and TV producer. In 1997, he published Fermat's Last Theorem, which was a best-seller in Britain and translated into 22 languages. Having completed his PhD at Cambridge he worked from 1991 to 1997 at the BBC producing Tomorrow's World and co-directing the BAFTA award-winning documentary Fermat's Last Theorem for the Horizon series