Paperback. Pub Date: July. 2000 Pages: 416 Publisher: Harpercollins Pb The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum CryptographyFrom the best-Selling author of Fermat's Last Theorem. The Code Book is a history of man's urge to uncover the secrets of codes. from Egyptian puzzles to modern day computer encryptions.As in Fermat's Last Theorem. Simon Singh ings life to an anstonishing 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.Codes have influenced events throughout history. both in the stories of those who make them and those who eak 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. In addition to stories of intrigue and warfare. Si...