The Code Book for Young People: How to Make It, Break It, Hack It, Crack It by Simon Singh

The Code Book for Young People: How to Make It, Break It, Hack It, Crack It

Simon Singh

263 pages first pub 1999 (editions)

nonfiction history mathematics science adventurous informative slow-paced

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From Julius Caesar and his Caesar Cipher to the code used by Mary Queen of Scots to the use of the Enigma machine during the Second World War, Simon Singh follows the evolution of secret writing.

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