Codebreaker: The History of Secret Communication
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Book Overview
From the time of the ancient pharaohs to the modern world of Internet banking, civilization has relied on codes and ciphers to keep its secrets. The 4,000-year history of cryptography has been a kind... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0802715478
ISBN13:9780802715470
Release Date:October 2006
Publisher:Walker & Company
Length:176 Pages
Weight:1.40 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 7.0" x 9.1"
Age Range:12 to 17 years
Grade Range:Grades 7 to 12
Customer Reviews
2 ratings
A Superb Introduction to Codes
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
This is a wonderful piece of work, well written, documented, illustrated and is aimed at the general reader. The author includes code analysis sections for each code that is discussed, where each code is explained in detail so that the reader is able to try the code themselves. The author also further challenges the reader with an appendix full of codes for the reader to crack with their newly acquired skills. There are sections throughout the book where the reader is introduced to the important people relating to specific codes, as well as many sections about codes that are still unbroken. The author chronicles all the important codes and their impact upon history from way back in ancient Egypt as well as Caesar's code, all the way through to the future of codes; quantum cryptography, and everything in between. This is a superb book in every manner, and a thoroughly enjoyable read. Five stars.
A good overview
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
This book is a good overview of codebreaking for non-technical people. It discusses many different types of ciphers throughout history in a very easy to understand way. I enjoyed it.
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