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Code book: the science of secrecy from ancient egypt to quantum cryptography/

Singh, Simon.

Code book: the science of secrecy from ancient egypt to quantum cryptography/ [by] Simon Singh. - New York: Anchor Books, c1999 - xvi, 410 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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

9780385495325 (pbk. ): USD 17.00 = Biology

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Coding theory.
Cryptography.
Confidential communications.
Biology

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