The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography in Science and Inquiry

Jul 14, 2011 Đoàn Duy rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: history, science

Trong lịch sử nhân loại đã xảy ra những cuộc chiến tranh tàn khốc, như hai cuộc thế chiến đầu thế kỉ 20. Tuy nhiên, bên cạnh những cuộc chiến bên ngoài chiến trường, thì ẩn bên trong nó lại là một cuộc chiến khác: cuộc chiến về thông tin. Đã có truyền tin thì tất nhiên cần phải có yêu cầu giữ bí mật. Thế là ngành khoa học mật mã (cryptography) ra đời để phục vụ cho yêu cầu đó.

Cuốn sách “Mật mã” (The Code Book) sẽ dẫn dắt chúng ta nhìn lại lịch sử dưới góc nhìn của mật mã học. Cuốn sách bắt đầu b ...more

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Jun 13, 2013 Cindy rated it it was amazing

Shelves: non-fiction, science, language, own

This is a *must* read before reading Cryptonomicon. Or maybe after, like I did.

If you at all feel uncomfortable in your knowledge of one time pad cyphers, public/private keys, or the importance of really good cryptography for average folks, please read this book! It's sadly a bit out of date, but Singh does such a brilliant job of methodically building up the complexity in cyphers though history, that you will inevitably learn a ton. ...more

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Jun 22, 2010 Vineet rated it it was amazing

I vowed never to read non-fiction after reading 'The Zahir'. But then I saw this gem and realized there exist non-fiction books which are of my interest and aren't text books. This is a very elegant, inspiring and interesting history of cryptography put up by Simon Singh. This has rekindled my interest in mathematics and cryptography. A must read for everyone interested in code breaking/security. ...more

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