The Science of Mysterious Communication from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography

The Code Book is a story of the human desire to reveal the secrets of codes, from Egyptian riddles to modern electronic encryptions. Simon Singh, as in Fermat’s Last Theorem, brings to life an amazing story of puzzles, codes, languages, and riddles that reveal man's ongoing effort to cover, uncover, and decode the secret languages of others.

Codes have significantly influenced events in history, both in the stories of those who create them and those who break them. The betrayal of Mary, Queen of Scots, and the decoding of the Enigma code, which helped the Allies in World War II, are some significant moments in the ongoing history of cryptography. Aside from tales of suspense and war, Simon Singh also investigates other codes, the decoding of genes, and the discovery of ancient languages, as well as the Beale codes, an unbreakable code that could hold the key to a $20 million treasure.

Pages: 416, Dimensions: 12.9x12.9cm