Simon Singh

The Code Book (eBook, ePUB)

The Secret History of Codes and Code-breaking

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography

From the best-selling author of Fermat's Last Theorem, The Code Book is a history of man's urge to uncover the secrets of codes, from Egyptian puzzles to modern day computer encryptions.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: HarperCollins Publishers
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Juni 2010
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780007378302
• Artikelnr.: 39942072

Autorenporträt

Simon Singh is a science journalist and TV producer. Having completed his PhD at Cambridge he worked from 1991 to 1997 at the BBC producing Tomorrow's World and co-directing the BAFTA award-winning documentary Fermat's Last Theorem for the Horizon series. In 1997, he published Fermat's Last Theorem, which was a best-seller in Britain and translated into 22 languages.

Rezensionen

'A fascinating meander through the centuries; replete with tales of intrigue, political chicanery, military secrecy and academic rivalry.'
The Times