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

The Code Book

The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography

1996 • 434 pages

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Beautiful insight into cryptography throughout history (up until 1999.). Much more interesting than I anticipated.

The most beautiful part is foreshadowing bitcoin, which today stands strong on the grounds of breakthrough concepts explained throughout the second half of the book.

January 25, 2022