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082			_a652.809 _bSIN
100			_aSingh, Simon
245			_aThe Code Book _b: the science of secrecy from ancient egypt to quantum cryptography _c/ Simon Singh
260			_aNew York _bAnchor Books _c2011
300			_a411 p. _b: ill. _c; 21 cm.
504			_aBib and Ref
520			_aIn his first book since the bestselling Fermat's Enigma, 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) logisitical 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 world's most difficult codes. Accessible, compelling, and remarkably far-reaching, this book will forever alter your view of history and what drives it.
650			_aCryptography History
942			_cENGLISH
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