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The code book : the science of secrecy from ancient Egypt to quantum cryptography /
By: Singh, Simon.
Publisher: New York : Anchor Books, 1999Description: xvi, 411 p. : ill., map, ports. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 0385495323; 9780385495325.Subject(s): Cryptography -- History | Ciphers -- History | Confidential communications
| Data encryption (Computer science)DDC classification: 652.8
Contents:
Cipher of Mary Queen of Scots -- Le Chiffre indechiffrable -- Mechanization of secrecy -- Cracking the enigma -- Language barrier -- Alice and Bob go public -- Pretty good privacy -- Quantum leap into the future.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Standard Loan
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ATU Sligo Yeats Library Main Lending Collection | 652.8 SIN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | M024958 |
Total holds: 0
Includes index.
Cipher of Mary Queen of Scots -- Le Chiffre indechiffrable -- Mechanization of secrecy -- Cracking the enigma -- Language barrier -- Alice and Bob go public -- Pretty good privacy -- Quantum leap into the future.