The Code Book; The Evolution of Secrecy from Mary, Queen of Scots to Quantum Cryptography

Singh, Simon

ISBN 10: 0385495315 / ISBN 13: 9780385495318

Published by Doubleday, New York, 1999

About this Item

Second Printing. Signed by Singh on the title page. Fine in a Very Good jacket, unclipped ($24.95), bumped and chipped at the top edge. Black paper on the boards with silver gilt lettering on the spine. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. Singh's work that "traces the evolution of secret writing from ancient Greek military espionage to the frontiers of computer science," with discussions about the Man in the Iron Mask, the Enigma machine, quantum computing, among other topics.

Seller Inventory # 10400

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Code Book; The Evolution of Secrecy from Mary, Queen of Scots to Quantum Cryptography
• Publisher: Doubleday, New York
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0385495315
• ISBN 13: 9780385495318
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Science & Technology

About this title

Synopsis

A look at the world of codes includes a history of how they have affected the world, from the World Wars to the death of Mary, Queen of Scots, and also looks at what the future holds for the field of cryptography.

About the Author

Simon Singh received his Ph.D. in physics from the University of Cambridge. A former BBC producer, he directed an award-winning documentary film on Fermat's Last Theorem that aired on PBS's "Nova" series, and wrote the bestselling book Fermat's Enigma. He lives in London, England.