The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography - Simon Singh
Category: Science
Tags: Science, Computer
This new audio version was recorded in 2021, but only released last week. The ePub version contains the original Cipher Challenge issued by Dr Singh, although it has long been solved., ***, In his first book since the best-selling Fermats Last Theorem (released as Fermats Enigma in North America), 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) logistical breakthrough that made internet commerce secure, The Code Book tells the story of the most powerful intellectual weapon ever known: secrecy., Throughout the text are clear technical and mathematical explanations and portraits of the remarkable personalities who wrote and broke the worlds most difficult codes. Accessible, compelling, and remarkably far-re
