num_pages: 272
description: "As gripping as a good thriller." -- The Washington PostUnpack the science of secrecy and discover the methods behind cryptography--the encoding and decoding of information--in this clear and easy-to-understand young adult adaptation of the national bestseller that's perfect for this age of WikiLeaks, the Sony hack, and other events that reveal the extent to which our technology is never quite as secure as we want to believe.Coders and codebreakers alike will be fascinated by history's most mesmerizing stories of intrigue and cunning--from Julius Caesar and his Caeser cipher to the Allies' use of the Enigma machine to decode German messages during World War II.Accessible, compelling, and timely, The Code Book is sure to make readers see the past--and the future--in a whole new way."Singh's power of explaining complex ideas is as dazzling as ever." -- The Guardian
language: English
title: The Code Book: The Secrets Behind Codebreaking
titlecomplete: The Code Book: The Secrets Behind Codebreaking
characters: Alan Turing, Julius Caesar (Roman emperor)
genres: Programming, Technology, Science, Computer Science, Computers, Nonfiction, Mathematics, History, Microhistory, Popular Science
ratings_count: 26423
awards: awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Corine Internationaler Buchpreis
category: Sachbuch
publisher: Delacorte Press