The codebreakers

Kahn, David

ISBN 10: 0297767852 / ISBN 13: 9780297767855

Published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1974

The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine. Seller Inventory # GOR003252959

Synopsis:

"Few false ideas have more firmly gripped the minds of so many intelligent men than the one that, if they just tried, they could invent a cipher that no one could break," writes David Kahn in this massive (almost 1,200 pages) volume. Most of The Codebreakers focuses on the 20th century, especially World War II. But its reach is long. Kahn traces cryptology's origins to the advent of writing. It seems that as soon as people learned how to record their thoughts, they tried to figure out ways of keeping them hidden. Kahn covers everything from the theory of ciphering to the search for "messages" from outer space. He concludes with a few thoughts about encryption on the Internet.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The codebreakers
Publisher: Weidenfeld and Nicolson
Publication Date: 1974
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Good