Scribner Book Company,
12/1996,
1200 pages,
English
With a new chapter on computer security issues, this updated and revised history of codes and codebreaking takes the reader from the protocryptography of ...
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With a new chapter on computer security issues, this updated and revised history of codes and codebreaking takes the reader from the protocryptography of Egyptian Pharoah Khnuumhotep II through to the speculations of scientists solving messages from outer space.
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Description: B/W Maps, Illus. VG+/Almost New. W/Dust Jacket 1181pgs(Index) "Revised and Updated edition". Owner name embossment on front endpaper, next page, small ink date stamp, word inside rear. Endpaper, o.w. clean, bright & very tight. Price unclipped. DJ not chipped, torn, etc. Rest of book in Almost New condition. ISBN 0684831309.
Description: Very Good in Very Good Price Intact jacket. 9 1/2 X 6 1/4 X 2 1/2. Pages are tight, bright and clean. Bosrds, spine, edges and corners good+. No conspicuous wear. If needed for reference, research, analysis, dissertation, application or just enjoyment, this is the one. Hinges & binding firm and straight, sewm signatures. 1181 pages, acknowledgments, bibliography, notes to text, notes to illustrations & indexed. B/W illustrations. Jacket in a crystal-clear polyester protector sleeve.
Description: Fine in Near Fine jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Fine as new copy, dj has very slight shelfwear. The magnificent, unrivaled history of codes and ciphers, how they're made, how they're broken, and the many and fascinating roles they've played since the dawn of civilization in war, business, diplomacy, and espionage-updated with a new chapter on computer cryptography and the Ultra Secret. With b/w plates, and intext figures. xvii/1181pp. Desirable!
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. The comprehensive history of secret communication from ancient times to the internet. 1, 181p. il. NOTE: the "bible" of cryptography, AND revised and updated from 1967 edition, AND Fine/Fine[w/ exception of 3 inch by 1/2 inch blank white adhesive tape at lower right of front cover].
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Description: Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 0684831309. Hardcover. 8vo. Scribner. 1996. 1200 pgs. First edition/First Printing. DJ in excellent shape, unclipped and with no tears present. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks, binding tight and solid, boards clean with no wear present. Photos sent upon request. Bx495; 2.52 x 9.29 x 6.3 Inches; 1200 pages.
Description: New. Man has created codes to keep secrets and has broken codes to learn those secrets since the time of the Pharaohs. For 4, 000 years, fierce battles have been waged between codemakers and codebreakers, and the story of these battles is civilization's se...
"If you are looking for a comprehensive and understandable review of the history of cryptography, look no further. Kahn's book is a classic in its field."
"This book contains some fascinating material. The opeining chapter is particularly gripping, dealing with the decryption of the Japanese diplomatic service's codes and ciphers during the run up to Pearl Harbor. The main plotline of the book follows the development of cryptology from antiquity up to the mid 1950's. The parts of this covering about 1300-1940 are very good. Unfortunately, the beginning deals with some very arcane topics, like Hebrew lyrical poetry. The last few chapters are very dated as well. Additionally, Kahn takes a number of excursions from the main sequence of the book, most of which are distracting. In all, a good (expensive) book, but one to be read a bit selectively."
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