The Code Book: The Evolution of Secrecy from Mary, Queen of Scots to Quantum Cryptography by Singh, Simon

Doubleday Religious Publishing Group, The. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Doubleday Religious Publishing Group, The. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

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Doubleday. 1999. Hardcover. UsedVeryGood. Hardcover; light fading, light shelf wear to exterior; remainder mark to th e lower page edges; in very good condition with clean text and tight bindin g. Dust jacket shows light shelf wear and a few small discolored spots on f ront. .

Doubleday, September 1999. Hardcover. Used - Very Good. This copy is in excellent condition overall and very clean inside. The pages are clean & crisp and the binding is like new. There is shelf wear with rubbing at the corners of the jacket, along with fading to the silver letering. No other marks, rips, tears, stains or writing. Ready to ship with delivery confirmation.

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New York. 1999. Doubleday. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0385495315. 402 pages. hardcover. Jacket design & illustration by Ashiwini M. Jambotkar. keywords: Codes History Cryptography . FROM THE PUBLISHER - 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 Allies win World War II, to the incredible (and incredibly simple) logisitical breakthrough that made Internet commerce secure, THE CODE BOOK tells the story of the most powerful intellectual weapon ever known: secrecy. Throughout the text are clear technical and mathematical explanations, and portraits of the remarkable personalities who wrote and broke the world's most difficult codes. Accessible, compelling, and remarkably far-reaching, this book… Read More

New York, ET AL: Doubleday. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1999. Hardcover. 0385495315 . Light foxing to top page ends. Presentation bookplate on front endpaper. .