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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9781857028898 |
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Gifted |
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Christabel Antony, 9820536660 |
| 041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE |
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English |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
652.809 |
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SIM/CO |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Simon Singh |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
CODE BOOK : Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT |
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| Edition statement |
1 |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc. |
London |
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Harper Collins |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. |
1999 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Size of unit |
402 |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE |
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| General note |
The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum CryptographyFrom 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. |
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Technology |
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Management & public relations |
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Processes of written communication |
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Cryptography |
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Lending |
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