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The science of secrecy: The secret history of codes and codebreaking

Simon Singh

Hardcover | Pages: 240 pages

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Title	:	The science of secrecy: The secret history of codes and codebreaking
Author	:	Simon Singh
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 240 pages
Published	:	October 4th 2000 by Fourth Estate (first published 1999)
Categories	:	Science. Nonfiction. History. Popular Science

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A TV tie-in edition of "The Code Book" filmed as a prime-time five-part Channel 4 series on the history of codes and code-breaking and presented by the author. This book, which accompanies the major Channel 4 series, brings to life the hidden history of codes and code breaking. Since the birth of writing, there has also been the need for secrecy. The story of codes is the story of the brilliant men and women who used mathematics, linguistics, machines, computers, gut instinct, logic and detective work to encrypt and break these secrect messages and the effect their work has had on history. In each episode of "The Science of Secrecy" Simon Singh tells us a fascinating story from the history of codes: how the course of Crimean War was changed by the cracking of "unbreakable" Vigenere code; how the well-timed cracking of a single encoded telegram altered the course of World War I or how the mysteries of the Rosetta stone were revealed. The programme, and book, also investigates present day concerns about privacy on the internet and public key cryptography and looks to the future and the possibilities that quantum computing will radically change the science of secrecy in the 21st century.

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ISBN:	1841154350 (ISBN13: 9781841154350)
Edition Language:	English

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Simon Lehna Singh, MBE is a British author who has specialised in writing about mathematical and scientific topics in an accessible manner. He is the maiden winner of the Lilavati Award.His written works include Fermat's Last Theorem (in the United States titled Fermat's Enigma: The Epic Quest to Solve the World's Greatest Mathematical Problem), The Code Book (about cryptography and its history),

Enjoyable book. I haven't seen the BBC series that this book is a companion to, but I do want to seek it out. A nice combination of history and anecdotes putting the development of codes and codebreaking in good perspective. Enough math detail to follow the major developments. Bonus points for the "homework" assignments at the end--five encoded messages of increasing difficulty levels that you can practice on.It's several years old now, but the "modern era" stuff is still interesting and

I absolutely love this book. I read it after watching an interview with Simon Singh and was fascinated by espionage and cyphers.The book unveils a history of codes and code breaking, almost a cat and mouse adventure really where monumental moments relied on a crucial code either being broken or holding its integrity. As an engineer, I love all things mathematical. The Science of Secrecy was a captivating read. Although I suspect Simon set out to educate and tease, he has also created a dramatic

Enjoyable book. I haven't seen the BBC series that this book is a companion to, but I do want to seek it out. A nice combination of history and anecdotes putting the development of codes and codebreaking in good perspective. Enough math detail to follow the major developments. Bonus points for the "homework" assignments at the end--five encoded messages of increasing difficulty levels that you can practice on.It's several years old now, but the "modern era" stuff is still interesting and

The book gives a brilliant overview of the history of cryptography and explains all types of cryptographic methods that emerged ever since the ancient times. These were layman explanations, hence i comprehended all of it. If you're learning about cryptography for the first time, go ahead and read it!



Great book! Well written, and well thought out. Definitely worth reading as a popular introduction to the field.