The Code Book: The Secret History Of Codes & Code Breaking by Simon Singh

The Code Book: The Secret History Of Codes & Code Breaking

Simon Singh

402 pages first pub 1999 (editions)

nonfiction history mathematics science informative medium-paced
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Since humans began writing, they have also been communicating in code. Simon Singh reveals, through stories of espionage, intrigue, intellectual brilliance and military cunning, the gripping history of cryptography.

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