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

Singh, Simon

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.

About this title

Review

The Code Book
‘...fascinating ... replete with tales of intrigue, political chicanery, military secrecy and academic rivalry.’ The Irish Times

‘A Great Book.’ Observer

Fermat’s Last Theorem
‘If you enjoyed Dava Sobel’s Longitude you will enjoy this.’ Evening Standard

‘Far from being a dry textbook it reads like the chronicle of an obsessive love affair. It has the classic ingredients that Hollywood would recognise.’ Daily Mail

From the Author

Welcome to the YOUNG READER'S edition of The Code Book. I edited and re-wrote large chunks of the original book to make it suitable for young teenagers, and I hope that you will find it an interesting and exciting introduction to cryptography.
There are very few science books for younger people, so I was keen to rework The Code Book for this readership. Cryptography is a subject that has a great appeal for students interested in science, history, technology and the Informaion Age. I hope that I have created a more digestible version of The Code Book, without sacrificing any of the meaty ideas and scientific concepts that were in the original book.

Edition details

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