The Code Book: The Secrets Behind Codebreaking

Singh, Simon

ISBN 10: 0385730624 / ISBN 13: 9780385730624

Published by Delacorte Press, 2003

About this Item

pp. 272.

Seller Inventory # 356445451

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Code Book: The Secrets Behind Codebreaking
• Publisher: Delacorte Press
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0385730624
• ISBN 13: 9780385730624
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

"As gripping as a good thriller." --The Washington Post

Unpack the science of secrecy and discover the methods behind cryptography--the encoding and decoding of information--in this clear and easy-to-understand young adult adaptation of the national bestseller that's perfect for this age of WikiLeaks, the Sony hack, and other events that reveal the extent to which our technology is never quite as secure as we want to believe.

Coders and codebreakers alike will be fascinated by history's most mesmerizing stories of intrigue and cunning--from Julius Caesar and his Caeser cipher to the Allies' use of the Enigma machine to decode German messages during World War II.

Accessible, compelling, and timely, The Code Book is sure to make readers see the past--and the future--in a whole new way.

"Singh's power of explaining complex ideas is as dazzling as ever." --The Guardian

About the Author

Simon Singh is the bestselling author of Fermat’s Enigma, The Code Book, Big Bang, Trick or Treatment?: Alternative Medicine on Trial, and The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets. He lives in London.