code book science secrecy (115 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. From the bestselling author of Fermats Last Theorem, The Code Book is an enthralling history of codes and code-breaking from Egyptian puzzles to modern-day computer encryptions. Since humans began writing, they have been writing in code. This quest for secrecy has often changed the course of history. In The Code Book, Simon Singh offers a sweeping view of the subject of encryption as well as its more dramatic effects on the outcome of wars, monarchies and individual lives. Included in this fascinating book is the story of Mary Queen of Scots, trapped by her own code and put to death by Queen Elizabeth. Also recounted is the history of the Beale Ciphers, created in the early 19th-century to obscure the location of a treasure in gold, buried somewhere in Virginia. Singh also traces the monumental improvements in code-making and -breaking brought on by World Wars I and II, the outcomes of which could have been very different without the brilliance of the Allied code breakers. Now, in the Information Age, the possibility of a truly unbreakable code looms large and cryptography has become one of the major debates of our times. Simon Singh investigates the challenges to personal privacy that technology and the ways we communicate today have upon everyday lives. Dramatic, compelling, and remarkably far reaching, this is a book that will forever alter your view of history, what drives it, and how private that email you just sent really is. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.94.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 402 pages.

Zustand: Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. VG unread condition - flat signed by author on title page. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. 1st Edition. illustrated, fine in dust jacket; 402 pages including index.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition. Type: Book N.B. Very light creasing to edges of D/J. (MATHEMATICS).

Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: very good. 8vo pp. 402, "In his first book since the bestselling Fermat's Enigma, Simon Singh offers the first sweeping history of encryption, tracing its evolution and revealing the dramatic effects codes have had on wars, nations, and individual lives. From Mary, Queen of Scots, trapped by her own code, to the Navajo Code Talkers who helped the? book.

Or.bds. Dustjacket. 402pp. b/w ills. Very good copy. 1st ed. Traces the development of codes and code-breaking from military espionage in Ancient Greece to modern computer ciphers.

1999 2ND F/F.

Trade Paperback. Zustand: Good. 9780385495325 Pages are clean, tight and bright.

First edition. 8vo. [xiii], 402 pp. Hardcover binding in unclipped dustwrapper, very good condition. (101898). Data encription - Cryptology (Computer science) History.

Couverture rigide. Zustand: bon. RO60106258: 1999. In-8. Relié. Etat d'usage, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur acceptable. 402 pages. Illustré de nombreux schémas et de nombreuses photos et reproductions diverses en noir et blanc dans le texte. Dédicace manuscrite de l'auteur en page de titre. Tranche tachée. Avec Jaquette. . . Classification Dewey : 97.2-Dédicace, envoi.

reprint dust jacket Fine octavo xiii + 402pp., b/w pls., maps, appends., bibliog., index, Fascinating account of cryptology & code-breaking through history.