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Codebreaker by Stephen Pincock (2006)
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A book that has been read, but is in good condition. Minimal damage to the book cover eg. scuff marks, but no holes or tears. If this is a hard cover, the dust jacket may be missing. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with some creasing or tearing, and pencil underlining of text, but this is minimal. No highlighting of text, no writing in the margins, and no missing pages. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections.
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Located in: Edwards, Illinois, United States
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Subject
- History
- Special Attributes
- 1st Edition, Dust Jacket
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United States
- ISBN
- 9780802715470
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Walker & Company
ISBN-10
0802715478
ISBN-13
9780802715470
eBay Product ID (ePID)
57030945
Product Key Features
Book Title
Codebreaker : the History of Codes and Ciphers, from the Ancient Pharaohs to Quantum Cryptography
Number of Pages
160 Pages
Language
English
Topic
General, Games & Activities / Puzzles, Games & Activities / General, Computers / General, Information Technology
Publication Year
2006
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Computers, Juvenile Nonfiction
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
22.4 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Synopsis
This edition surveys the entire history of codes through an eloquent narrative and an evocative range of illustrations, paying special attention to famous codes that have never been broken, such as the Beale Ciphers, the Voynich manuscript, the Easter Island code, and many more., From the time of the ancient pharaohs to the modern world of Internet banking, civilization has relied on codes and ciphers to keep its secrets. The 4,000-year history of cryptography has been a kind of arms race: Each time a more complex encryption has been developed, it has been attacked and, more often than not, decoded; and each time, in response, codemakers have produced tougher and tougher codes. Codebreaker surveys the entire history of codes through an eloquent narrative and an evocative range of illustrations, paying special attention to famous codes that have never been broken, such as the Beale Ciphers, the Voynich manuscript, the Easter Island code, and many more. Many great names in history appear throughout, from Caesar and Mary Queen of Scots, to Samuel Morse and Alan Turing. The narrative is based in part on interviews with cryptology experts, Navaho windtalkers, decryption experts, and law enforcement experts, and ends with a vision of the coded future via quantum cryptography.
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