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Simon Singh offers in this book a sweeping view of the subject of encryption as well as its more dramatic effects on the outcome of wars, monarchies, and individual lives. The history of the Beale Cipher, which was created in the early 19th-century to help hide treasure, is included
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The Code Book, Simon Singh
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- Released
- 1999
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- Title
- The Code Book
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Simon Singh
- Publisher
- Fourth Estate
- Released
- 1999
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 416
- ISBN10
- 1857028791
- ISBN13
- 9781857028799
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, History, Technology & Engineering, Science & Math, Computers & Internet, Science, Mathematics, Wars, Technology, Communication, Ciphers, Cryptography, Encryption, Enigma
- First published
- 2000
- Original title
- The Code Book
- Rating
- 4.3 out of 5
- Description
- Simon Singh offers in this book a sweeping view of the subject of encryption as well as its more dramatic effects on the outcome of wars, monarchies, and individual lives. The history of the Beale Cipher, which was created in the early 19th-century to help hide treasure, is included