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020 _a9781857028898
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_bSIN
100 _a Singh Simon
245 _aThe code book : the secret history of codes and codebreaking
_cSimon Singh
260 _aLondon :
_bFourth Estate, cop.
_c1999
300 _a (xiii-402 p.) :
_bill., portraits. ;
_c20 cm
505 _tCipher of Mary Queen of Scots --
_tLe Chiffre indéchiffrable --
_tMechanization of secrecy --
_tCracking the enigma --
_tLanguage barrier --
_tAlice and Bob go public --
_tPretty good privacy --
_tQuantum leap into the future
520 _aThe Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography From the best-selling author of Fermat's Last Theorem, The Code Book is a history of man's urge to uncover the secrets of codes, from Egyptian puzzles to modern day computer encryptions
650 _aCryptography -- History.
650 _aData encryption (Computer science)
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_cBK