Code Breaking: a History and Explanation (History and Politics) - Hardcover

Kippenhahn, Rudolf; Osers, Ewald

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9780094798908: Code Breaking: a History and Explanation (History and Politics)

Synopsis

A brilliant history and exploration of the art and science of cryptography, from Caesar to computer hackers. Illustrations. 22,500.

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About the Author

Rudolf Kippenhahn is the award-winning author of One Hundred Billion Suns and the former director of the Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics inMunich. For ten years he was a professor of astronomy and astrophysics at the University of Göttingen.

Ewald Osers (1917-2011) was an award-winning translator of Czech and German.

Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: German

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