{"product_id":"the-code-book-by-simon-singh-9781857028898","title":"The Code Book","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Code Book\u003c\/em\u003e: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the best-selling author of \u003cem\u003eFermat's Last Theorem\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Code Book\u003c\/em\u003e is a history of man's urge to uncover the secrets of codes, from Egyptian puzzles to modern day computer encryptions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs in \u003cem\u003eFermat's Last Theorem\u003c\/em\u003e, Simon Singh brings life to an astonishing story of puzzles, codes, languages and riddles that reveals man's continual pursuit to disguise and uncover, and to work out the secret languages of others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCodes have influenced events throughout history, both in the stories of those who make them and those who break them. The betrayal of Mary Queen of Scots and the cracking of the Enigma code that helped the Allies in World War II are major episodes in a continuing history of cryptography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition to stories of intrigue and warfare, Simon Singh also investigates other codes, the unravelling of genes, the rediscovery of ancient languages, and most tantalisingly, the Beale ciphers, an unbroken code that could hold the key to a USD 20 million treasure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67712202244332,"sku":"9781857028898","price":26.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781857028898-the-code-book-1.jpg?v=1791852009","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-code-book-by-simon-singh-9781857028898","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}