The code book :

Singh, Simon.

The code book : the science of secrecy from ancient Agypt to quantum cryptography / Simon Singh. - London : Fourth Estate, 2000. - xiii, 402p. : ill., facsims., ports. ; 20 cm.

Originally published: 1999.

Simon Singh offers in this book a sweeping view of the subject of encryption as well as its more dramatic effects on the outcome of wars, monarchies, and individual lives.

9781857028898 (pbk.) : 7.99


Cryptography.
Cryptography--History.
Ciphers.
Data encryption (Computer science)
Confidential communications.

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