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The Code Book for Young People: How to Make It, Break It, Hack It, Crack It - Hardcover

Singh, Simon

 
9780385729130: The Code Book for Young People: How to Make It, Break It, Hack It, Crack It
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0385729138 ISBN 13: 9780385729130
Publisher: Delacorte Pr, 2002

Synopsis

Provides young adults with a review of cryptography, its evolution over time, and its purpose throughout history from the era of Julius Caesar to the modern day.

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About the Author

Simon Singh is the author of Fermat’s Enigma and The Code Book. He lives in London.

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nown as the science of secrecy. Cryptography: the encoding and decoding of private information. And it is history s most fascinating story of intrigue and cunning. From Julius Caesar and his Caesar Cipher to the code used by Mary Queen of Scots and her conspiracy to the use of the Engima machine during the Second World War, Simon Singh follows the evolution of secret writing.

Accessible, compelling, and timely, this international bestseller, now adapted for young people, is sure to make readers see the past and the future in a whole new way.

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Publisher
Delacorte Pr
Publication date
2002
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0385729138
ISBN 13 
9780385729130
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
263