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The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography (Reprint Edition) by Simon Singh Paperback, 432 Pages, Published 2000 ISBN-10: 0-385-49532-3 / 0385495323 ISBN-13: 978-0-385-49532-5 / 9780385495325 In his first book since the bestselling Fermat's Enigma, Simon Singh offers the first sweeping history of encryption, tracing its evolution and revealing the dramatic effects codes have had on wars, nations, and individual lives. From Mary, Queen of Scots, trapped by her own code, to the Navajo Code |