The Code Book - Singh, Simon
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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.
As in Fermat's Last Theorem, Simon Singh brings life to an anstonishing story of puzzles, codes, languages and riddles that reveals man's continual pursuit to disguise and uncover, and to work out the secret languages of others.
Codes have influenced events throughout history, both in the stories of those who make them and those who…mehr

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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.

As in Fermat's Last Theorem, Simon Singh brings life to an anstonishing story of puzzles, codes, languages and riddles that reveals man's continual pursuit to disguise and uncover, and to work out the secret languages of others.

Codes have influenced events throughout history, both in the stories of those who make them and those who break them. The betrayal of Mary Queen of Scots and the cracking of the enigma code that helped the Allies in World War II are major episodes in a continuing history of cryptography. In addition to stories of intrigue and warfare, Simon Singh also investigates other codes, the unravelling of genes and the rediscovery of ancient languages and most tantalisingly, the Beale ciphers, an unbroken code that could hold the key to a $20 million treasure.
Autorenporträt
Simon Singh, geb. 1964 in Wellington, Somerset (England) als Sohn indischer Vorfahren, lebt heute in London. Er studierte Physik am Imperial College in London und später in Cambridge. 1988 gab er Wissenschaftsunterricht in der Doon Schule in Indien, 1990 unterrichtete er in Zulu Schulen in Südafrika. 1989-91 forschte er an dem Europäischen Institut für Teilchenphysik in Genf. 1991-97 war er als Produzent bei der Fernsehstation BBC tätig. Seit 1997 arbeitet er als Fernsehproduzent, Autor und Wissenschaftsjournalist. Er veröffentlichte Artikel in The Daily Telegraph, The Scotsman, The Guardian, New Scientist, Scientific American und Focus.
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'A fascinating meander through the centuries; replete with tales of intrigue, political chicanery, military secrecy and academic rivalry.'
The Times