The Code Book: The Secret History of Codes and Code-breaking

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The 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.

As in Fermat’s Last Theorem, Simon Singh brings life to an anstonishing story of puzzles, codes, languages and riddles that reveals man’s continual pursuit to disguise and uncover, and to work out the secret languages of others.

Codes have influenced events throughout history, both in the stories of those who make them and those who break them. The betrayal of Mary Queen of Scots and the cracking of the enigma code that helped the Allies in World War II are major episodes in a continuing history of cryptography. In addition to stories of intrigue and warfare, Simon Singh also investigates other codes, the unravelling of genes and the rediscovery of ancient languages and most tantalisingly, the Beale ciphers, an unbroken code that could hold the key to a $20 million treasure.

Note that it has not been possible to include the same picture content that appeared in the original print version.

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B003VWDOK2
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Fourth Estate (24 June 2010)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 13971 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Print length ‏ : ‎ 549 pages

Reviewer: Abu Sufiyan
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: One of the best books if you are interested in cryptography
Review: I really enjoyed reading this book. I learnt a lot about the history of cryptography and the different ciphers used throughout history. Simon Singh writes really well and explains complicated concepts so that even a layperson can also understand. The stories of ciphers used are very interesting. I had read his other book Fermats Last Theorem which I enjoyed as well. The only negative about this book is that it’s now 20 years old and further advances in cryptography must have taken place during the time.

Reviewer: Sharad Nangia
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Very good book
Review: Very good book

Reviewer: Manish Kapgate
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Full of interesting tidbits
Review: Very interesting book.

Reviewer: iswaryarajan
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Information treasure trove
Review: Simon Singh narrates the history with grace and simplifies cryptography, a complex topic! Life changing perspectives on cybersecurity! Worth it

Reviewer: Nayajiv V V
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Simple narration of the History of Encryption and Decryption
Review: The history of encryption and decryption is described in a Simple manner. I think its a must have for any person related to IT Field to understand what is the importance of Encryption and Decryption through history. Due to the simplistic language it will be a good read for any curious layman with know IT background.

Reviewer: Sunil Simha
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: A very good read
Review: Very interesting and informative. I really like the cipher challenge at the end. The language is not too hard to understand and the length of the book is just right. It is to be noted that quantum computers are slightly exaggerated in terms of their prowess in this book. While there are quite a few algorithms that run faster on quantum computers, it isn’t the case for all algorithms.

Reviewer: The Don
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Good book for a first time introduction to cryptography/ciphers
Review: A good book to generate interest in cryptography. This is not for advanced readers and they might get put off by the few gotchas in the book. For them this is better 

Reviewer: Shiva
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Magnificent……….Mesmerizing……..Awesome……..!!!!!
Review: One of the best books I have read. The author is amazing, he manages to conceive the blend of cryptography and its evolution throughout a 400 year old history, yet in a very interesting manner. It feels as if you are reading a story script of a movie. If u have been thirsty for knowledge , this book is the ultimate stop, its the best mind food to satisfy ur thirst and worth a single penny. GO FOR IT !!!!!!

Reviewer: Loboalfa
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Tema muy interesante y de vanguardia

Reviewer: Florian
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Insane book. one of the bests I’ve ever seen

Reviewer: Thiago Pires
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Livro interessante. Muito bom para pessoas leigas interessadas no assunto. Não é muito técnico , mas fornece uma visão geral sobre o assunto.

Reviewer: Michela
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Used book, but very few signs. Punctual shipping. Excellent for the price.Very interesting and easy reading book, if you are interested in the subject, or just curious about codes!

Reviewer: NicoTupe
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Tous les livres de l’auteur sont très bon. Celui-ci ne fait pas exception à la règle et présente bien l’histoire du chiffrement et les différentes méthodes qui existent et ont existé.Par contre il date de quelques années et mériterai une update.

4.5

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