Codebreaker

Format: 216 x 165 mm (6.5 x 8.5 in)

Extent: 160 Pages

Words: 30,000

The security and stealth offered by encryption is paralleled only by the urgent desire to reveal its secrets. Codebreaker follows the fascinating story of codemakers and the codebreakers who try to unravel their work, from Ancient Egypt and Julius Caesar to WWII and the Cold War, before discussing recent developments such as quantum cryptography and how it is used today to fight crime and terrorism. With detailed analysis and explanations of the workings of each code, features on the most famous unbroken codes such as the Dorabella and Beale Ciphers and code challenges for the reader to break using the knowledge they have gained from the book, Codebreaker is a fascinating insight into an awe-inspiring world.

• Reviews of the world’s greatest unbroken codes, one of which readers are challenged to break. This competition can be linked to Publisher’s website
• Gorgeous full-colour photographs and elegant layout complement the fascinating mysteries of the subject matter
• Includes interviews with cryptology experts and features on historic, literary, and future codes. The development of codes is revealed as well as tricks on how to read, judge and break them
  About Stephen Pincock
  Stephen Pincock is a news editor for The Scientist magazine and a regular contributor to the Financial Times. He has written widely about cryptology, from DNA to The Da Vinci Code.

Stephen Pincock is a news editor for The Scientist magazine and a regular contributor to the Financial Times. He has written widely about cryptology, from DNA to The Da Vinci Code.