The code book the science of secrecy from ancient Egypt to quantum cryptography /

Singh, Simon

The code book the science of secrecy from ancient Egypt to quantum cryptography / Simon Singh - New York : Anchor Books , 2000 - 411 p. : ill. ; 20 cm

9780385495325 0385495323


Cryptography--History.
Ciphers--History.
Confidential communications.
Data encryption (Computer science)--History.
Criptografía--Historia.
Codificación, Teoría de.
Criptografía (Informática)--Historia.
Cifrado de datos (Informática)
Cifras y claves.

Z 103 / S617c 2000

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