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The Code Book: How to Make It, Break It, Hack It, Crack It Paperback - 2003
by Singh, Simon
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It's known as the science of secrecy: cryptography, the encoding and decoding of private information. Singh follows the evolution of secret writing with a clarity that lets the reader enjoy the captivating story while easily absorbing the details of cryptography.
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- Title The Code Book: How to Make It, Break It, Hack It, Crack It
- Author Singh, Simon
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Condition Used - Very good
- Pages 263
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Delacorte Press, Westminster, MD, U.S.A.
- Publication date 2003-08-12
- Features Bibliography, Index, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # V02N-00317
- ISBN 9780385730624 / 0385730624
- Weight 0.5 lbs (0.23 kg)
- Dimensions 8.1 x 5.5 x 0.7 in (20.57 x 13.97 x 1.78 cm)
- Age range 12 to UP years
- Grade levels 7 - UP
- Reading level 1310
- Category Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction
- Library of Congress subjects Coding theory, Cryptography
- Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2001042131
- Dewey Decimal Code 652.8
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It's known as the science of secrecy. Cryptography: the encoding and decoding of private information. And it is history's most fascinating story of intrigue and cunning. From Julius Caesar and his Caesar Cipher to the code used by Mary Queen of Scots and her conspiracy to the use of the Engima machine during the Second World War, Simon Singh follows the evolution of secret writing.
Accessible, compelling, and timely, this international bestseller, now adapted for young people, is sure to make readers see the past--and the future--in a whole new way.
Accessible, compelling, and timely, this international bestseller, now adapted for young people, is sure to make readers see the past--and the future--in a whole new way.
"From the Hardcover edition.
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- Kliatt, 01/01/2006, Page 35
