The Code Book Simon Singh
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The Code Book
Author: Simon Singh
language: en
Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Release Date: 2002
Provides young adults with a review of cryptography, its evolution over time, and its purpose throughout history from the era of Julius Caesar to the modern day.
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