In his first book since the bestselling Fermat's Enigma; Simon Singh offers the first sweeping history of encryption; tracing its evolution and revealing the dramatic effects codes have had on wars; nations; and individual lives. From Mary; Queen of Scots; trapped by her own code; to the Navajo Code Talkers who helped the Allies win World War II; to the incredible (and incredibly simple) logisitical breakthrough that made Internet commerce secure; The Code Book tells the story of the most powerful intellectual weapon ever known: secrecy.Throughout the text are clear technical and mathematical explanations; and portraits of the remarkable personalities who wrote and broke the world's most difficult codes. Accessible; compelling; and remarkably far-reaching; this book will forever alter your view of history and what drives it. It will also make you wonder how private that e-mail you just sent really is.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Amihai Mazar's biblical ArchaeologyBy HarelThe perfect book of Archaeology of the southern Levant (Biblical Israel)! if archaeology is your thing; than this book will give you the complete picture of what happened here 3;000 and more years ago... and it's written by one of Israel's leading archaeologists. Recommended!!0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Four StarsBy NinurtaVery interesting2 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Excellent and readableBy CRISTI A CAVEI enjoyed every minute of Amihai Mazar's book and wished for more. He takes the reader through the entire archaeological history of Israel in a way that is understandable and fascinating; including great pictures; diagrams; and maps along the way. Very useful and illuminating.
