In code
Subtitle: a mathematical journey
By: by Sarah Flannery with David Flannery.
Contributors: Flannery, David, 1952-
Publisher: Profile Books
Published: 2000
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 271
Subjects: Flannery, Sarah, -- 1982-; Coding theory.; Mathematicians -- Ireland -- Biography.
Genres: Biography.
Description: At the age of 16, Sarah won the 1999 Irish Young Scientist of the Year award with her "Cayley-Purser algorithm", an innovative, speedy and secure system of encoding data on the Internet. This book, co-written with her father David, tells the story of her life, mathematics and making codes.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.