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_c£7.99
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100 1 _aSingh, Simon.
245 1 4 _aThe code book :
_bthe science of secrecy form ancient Agypt to quantum cryptography /
_cSimon Singh.
260 _aLondon :
_bFourth Estate,
_c2000.
300 _axiii, 402p. :
_bill., facsims., ports. ;
_c20 cm.
500 _aOriginally published: 1999.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 8 _aSimon Singh offers in this book a sweeping view of the subject of encryption as well as its more dramatic effects on the outcome of wars, monarchies, and individual lives.
650 0 _aCryptography.
650 0 _aCryptography
_xHistory.
650 0 _aCiphers.
650 0 _aData encryption (Computer science)
650 0 _aConfidential communications.
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