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The Code Book

The Science of Secrecy From Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography

Simon Singh

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Description

The Code Book (1999) lays out the long and intriguing history of secret communication. These blinks will take you on a journey from Ancient Greece to the modern-day NSA, detailing innumerable stories of cunning, determination and deceit along the way.

Who Should Listen

  • Anyone interested in codes, secrets and world history
  • People with a taste for stories of wartime espionage
  • Any linguist and mathematician

About the Authors

Simon Singh holds a PhD in physics from Cambridge University. He wrote the bestselling book Fermat’s Enigma and directed the award-winning documentary, Fermat’s Last Theorem.