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100	1		_aSingh, Simon.
222			_aBiology
245	1	4	_aCode book: the science of secrecy from ancient egypt to quantum cryptography/ _c[by] Simon Singh.
260			_aNew York: _bAnchor Books, _cc1999
300			_axvi, 410 p. : _bill. ; _c21 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_aIn 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
650		0	_aCoding theory.
650		0	_aCryptography.
650		0	_aConfidential communications.
650		0	_aBiology
856	4	2	_3Contributor biographical information _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/bios/random051/2001042131.html
856	4	1	_3Sample text _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/samples/random042/2001042131.html
856	4	2	_3Publisher description _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/random045/2001042131.html
856	4	1	_3Table of contents _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy031/2001042131.html
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