THE CODE BOOK: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography

If you've recently got into encoding/decoding or have found Morse code interesting and want to know more of the kind, or just for the sake of understanding Robert Langdon better, whatever the reason is - for beginners this book is the best ! Not only will you get to know so much about ciphers and their history from this book, you'll also get to experience the fun yourself by creating your own encrypted language !This book can't, can never, fail to capture the attention, imagination, and curiosity of the reader, he/she will be fascinated for sure. As for the Amazon services, the delivery, condition of the book and price, all are perfect.

I could be biased but adore Simon Singh for all his works. The code book is thrilling and relevant for each and every crypto wannabe consultant out there. This is a good read for the ones in the domain as well. The book resembles a Hitchcockian howdunit filled with chills. SS gives you a new learning experience especially for a complex subject. Strongly recommend to buy.

This book is an essential read but a word of caution drawn from experience. Was suggested this book by a good friend, he didn’t read it … As an avid reader he had an tendency of reading books page-to-page and therefore, got into the nitty gritties of cipher methodology and the Mathematical logic.Digest the principles (without embroiling yourself too much with the details) around Key, Encryption-Decryption modalities, Decision around encryption-cost vs Alternatives: careful disguise/ camouflage.In the end, encrypting a communication-channel is a cost game and the party endowed with more resources and time will always have an advantage over the other in both encoding and decoding; sometimes to the extent that it’s essentially a No-contest.However, if there’s a tacit understanding bet. Sender & the Receiver such that they’re on same wavelength it’s much cheaper and more efficient to cleverly disguise the message in a way that it reaches the intended audience only, this also sidesteps various Intermediaries/carriers because REMEMBER: Verbal diarrhoea is the Achilles heel of secure-communication.

Excellent

Quality of binding and pages is good. Arrived in good condition. The book itself is a great read!

Simon Singh is not just a good writer, but also a good story teller. This book is not for everyone , unless someone is interested in cryptography.. Of all the book I've read on cryptography, this one in particular, vividy explain the origin, evolution and future of cryptography I personally feel in the chapter explaining hieroglyphs little dry, as there is no concrete evidence about the sounds of the script. Nonetheless its a good read.

Great Book....!!! by Great Author....!!!

Great book, totally worth it. It includes various cryptanalysis methods for astute readers and the famous war between code makers and breakers since the very beginning of cryptography.

Full of history! Good read!

Me gusto mucho! Soy fanático de los enigmas y con este libro exploré una historia secreta que no sabía.

A thorough and very readable history of code making and breaking. Really worth the read.

The history of secret messaging is excellent. However in the last part of the book its not upto date and considering the book was written 1999 it surely needs rewriting. 25 years is a very long time in cryptography.The printing of the book was also in some areas rather poor, missing text on pages. As seen on the picture.I liked the book and the writer is sometimes funny and very informative. Just wishing printing quality would be better and updated to 2024!

Simon Singh has written a brilliant account of the development of codes and cryptography, from the history of Mary Queen of Scots, to WWII, to RSA, and to the very edge of quantum computing. Singh keeps it accessible, except for the later bits on RSA and quantum computing which need a bit more math/physics to really follow, but he gives nice analogies which atleast makes the reader feel like they understand something of these. Along the way, we also learn of important historical events and people, and some fun mysteries. Overall, an excellent read for 15+.