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Cracking Code Book

Singh, Simon
Heftet / 2004 / Engelsk

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780007176045
Publisert
2004-10-04
Utgiver
Vendor
HarperCollins
Vekt
190 gr
Høyde
198 mm
Bredde
129 mm
Dybde
17 mm
Aldersnivå
E, J, Y, 13, 14, 02, 03
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
272

Forfatter
Singh, Simon

Om bidragsyterne

Simon Singh is an author, science journalist and TV producer. Having completed his PhD at Cambridge he worked from 1991 to 1997 at the BBC producing Tomorrow’s World and co-directing the BAFTA award-winning documentary Fermat’s Last Theorem for the Horizon series. In 1997, he published Fermat’s Last Theorem, which was a best-seller in Britain and translated into 22 languages.

Cracking Code Book

Singh, Simon
Heftet / 2004 / Engelsk
Singh, Simon
Heftet / 2004 / Engelsk
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<p>The Code Book<br />‘…fascinating … replete with tales of intrigue, political chicanery, military secrecy and academic rivalry.’ The Irish Times</p>
<p>‘A Great Book.’ Observer</p>
<p>Fermat’s Last Theorem<br />‘If you enjoyed Dava Sobel’s Longitude you will enjoy this.’ Evening Standard</p>
<p>‘Far from being a dry textbook it reads like the chronicle of an obsessive love affair. It has the classic ingredients that Hollywood would recognise.’ Daily Mail</p>

How to make it, break it, hack it, crack it.The secret history of codes and code breaking. Simon Singh’s best-selling title The Code Book now re-issued for the young-adult market. The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography. Simon Singh brings life to an amazing story of puzzles, codes, languages and riddles – revealing the continual pursuit to disguise and uncover, and to work out the secret languages of others. Codes have influenced events throughout history, both in the stories of those who make them and those who break them. The betrayal of Mary Queen of Scots and the cracking of the enigma code that helped the Allies in World War II are major episodes in a continuing history of cryptography. In addition to stories of intrigue and warfare, Simon Singh also investigates other codes, the unravelling of genes and the rediscovery of ancient languages and most tantalisingly, the Beale ciphers, an unbroken code that could hold the key to a $20 million treasure.
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How to make it, break it, hack it, crack it.The secret history of codes and code breaking. Simon Singh’s best-selling title The Code Book now re-issued for the young-adult market.
From intrigue and warfare to genetics and the Internet - the secret science of codes revealed. Did you know that Mary Queen of Scots was betrayed by a coded message? Or that there exists a code so complex that no one has yet been able to decipher it? Take trip through time and see how the secret history of codes and ciphers has changed the world; glimpse a future where quantum physics could alter the science of secret communications for ever. This book tells you all you need to know about puzzles, codes, riddles and ciphers; secret languages and the art of deception. Oh, yes, and that undecipherable code? If you can crack it, you could win a treasure worth millions of pounds. 'Singh's power of explaining complex ideas is as dazzling as ever' Guardian
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How to make it, break it, hack it, crack it
How to make it, break it, hack it, crack it • The Code Book was a No.1 bestseller on publication, and has sold over 200,000 copies. • The Sience of Secrecy, based on The Code Book, is the subject of a major Channel 4 series. • The Code Book is available on CD-ROM and has been designed for use by teachers and amateur code breakers alike. • Acclaimed as a brilliant piece of popular science, The Junior Code Book is The Code Book re-worked for an 11+ readership. • Check out Simon’s website: www.simonsingh.com • A documentary about Fermat's Last Theorem (the first book on mathematics to be a UK No. 1 bestseller) was produced by Simon for the BBC series Horizon. The programme won the BAFTA for best documentary, a Priz Italia and an Emmy nomination. Competition: Unrivalled.
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<p>The Code Book<br />‘…fascinating … replete with tales of intrigue, political chicanery, military secrecy and academic rivalry.’ The Irish Times</p>
<p>‘A Great Book.’ Observer</p>
<p>Fermat’s Last Theorem<br />‘If you enjoyed Dava Sobel’s Longitude you will enjoy this.’ Evening Standard</p>
<p>‘Far from being a dry textbook it reads like the chronicle of an obsessive love affair. It has the classic ingredients that Hollywood would recognise.’ Daily Mail</p>

How to make it, break it, hack it, crack it.The secret history of codes and code breaking. Simon Singh’s best-selling title The Code Book now re-issued for the young-adult market. The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography. Simon Singh brings life to an amazing story of puzzles, codes, languages and riddles – revealing the continual pursuit to disguise and uncover, and to work out the secret languages of others. Codes have influenced events throughout history, both in the stories of those who make them and those who break them. The betrayal of Mary Queen of Scots and the cracking of the enigma code that helped the Allies in World War II are major episodes in a continuing history of cryptography. In addition to stories of intrigue and warfare, Simon Singh also investigates other codes, the unravelling of genes and the rediscovery of ancient languages and most tantalisingly, the Beale ciphers, an unbroken code that could hold the key to a $20 million treasure.
Les mer
How to make it, break it, hack it, crack it.The secret history of codes and code breaking. Simon Singh’s best-selling title The Code Book now re-issued for the young-adult market.
From intrigue and warfare to genetics and the Internet - the secret science of codes revealed. Did you know that Mary Queen of Scots was betrayed by a coded message? Or that there exists a code so complex that no one has yet been able to decipher it? Take trip through time and see how the secret history of codes and ciphers has changed the world; glimpse a future where quantum physics could alter the science of secret communications for ever. This book tells you all you need to know about puzzles, codes, riddles and ciphers; secret languages and the art of deception. Oh, yes, and that undecipherable code? If you can crack it, you could win a treasure worth millions of pounds. 'Singh's power of explaining complex ideas is as dazzling as ever' Guardian
Les mer
How to make it, break it, hack it, crack it
How to make it, break it, hack it, crack it • The Code Book was a No.1 bestseller on publication, and has sold over 200,000 copies. • The Sience of Secrecy, based on The Code Book, is the subject of a major Channel 4 series. • The Code Book is available on CD-ROM and has been designed for use by teachers and amateur code breakers alike. • Acclaimed as a brilliant piece of popular science, The Junior Code Book is The Code Book re-worked for an 11+ readership. • Check out Simon’s website: www.simonsingh.com • A documentary about Fermat's Last Theorem (the first book on mathematics to be a UK No. 1 bestseller) was produced by Simon for the BBC series Horizon. The programme won the BAFTA for best documentary, a Priz Italia and an Emmy nomination. Competition: Unrivalled.
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780007176045
Publisert
2004-10-04
Utgiver
Vendor
HarperCollins
Vekt
190 gr
Høyde
198 mm
Bredde
129 mm
Dybde
17 mm
Aldersnivå
E, J, Y, 13, 14, 02, 03
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
272

Forfatter
Singh, Simon

Om bidragsyterne

Simon Singh is an author, science journalist and TV producer. Having completed his PhD at Cambridge he worked from 1991 to 1997 at the BBC producing Tomorrow’s World and co-directing the BAFTA award-winning documentary Fermat’s Last Theorem for the Horizon series. In 1997, he published Fermat’s Last Theorem, which was a best-seller in Britain and translated into 22 languages.

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