The Code Book- The Ultimate Book On Codes And Ciphers
(simon singh)
well..... this is one book you will want to read if you love cryptography.
simon singh has done his best, from the time of the egyptian civilisation to the latest supercomputers,this book gives you an indepth view of how cryptography is important.
he goes on explaining about how cryptography as a science saved kings and other diplomats in the early days...... some history also included. He tells us how the royal diplomats used ciphrs to keep their messages secret.
he gives us the story of mary queen of scots... how she devised a plan to assasinate queen elizabeth but fell prey to the cryptnalysts in her majesty's court.
cryptanalysts are people who break ciphers and codes.
simon singh also tells us how cryptography influenced the world wars.
the use of enigma machine in the world wars... which is supposed to be the unbreakable coding equipment and how cryptanalysts in england and america deciphered the messages and finally found a way to break the enigma code.
finally he tells us that the outcome of war is not decided by the soldiers fighting in the front but also intelligence plays a vital role.
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