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The Code Book

The Secret History of Codes and Code-Breaking

The Code Book( )
Author: Singh, Simon
ISBN:978-1-85702-889-8
Publication Date:May 2000
Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers Limited
Imprint:Fourth Estate
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:AUD $24.99AUD $24.99
Book Description:

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.

Book Details
Pages:416
Detailed Subjects: Language Arts & Disciplines / Communication Studies
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):13 x 19.7 x 2.6 cm
Book Weight:0.295 Kilograms
Author Biography
Singh, Simon (Author)
Simon Singh was born in Great Britain in 1964 and educated at Imperial College and the University of Cambridge (where he received a Ph. D. in particle physics).

He worked at the European Centre for Particle Physics and the BBC's science department. At the BBC, he worked on Tomorrow's World.

Singh and John Lynch produced and directed an award-winning documentary on Fermat's Last Theory. He later published a book on the same topic.

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