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With clear mathematical, linguistic and technological demonstrations of many of the codes, as well as illustrations of some of the remarkable personalities behind them, this book traces the fascinating development of codes and code-breaking from military espionage in Ancient Greece to modern computer ciphers to reveal how the remarkable science of cryptography has often changed the course of history. Includes the monumental efforts in code-making and -breaking that influenced the outcomes of WW1 and WW2. Now, with cryptography one of the major debates of our times, the book investigates the challenge that technology has brought to personal privacy today.
| ISBN-13 | 9780756754730 |
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| ISBN-10 | 0756754739 |
| List Price | $30.00 |
| Format | Hardcover |
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| Pages | 402 pages |
| Publisher | Diane Pub Co |
| Published On | 1999-01-01 |
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