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Those interested in cryptology and coding theory should definitely consider "The Code Book" by Simon Singh. It's a great account of how cryptology was used thro
by anonred 10y ago
Those interested in cryptology and coding theory should definitely consider "The Code Book" by Simon Singh. It's a great account of how cryptology was used throughout history.
- chillydawg 10y ago"The Information" is an excellent book with similar themes.
- dasboth 10y agoHis book on Fermat's Last Theorem is also excellent.
- lachness 10y agoI agree, just finished reading it. Does a good job explaining cryptography and its evolution through time. As well as having interesting examples and being well written.
- taco_emoji 10y agoSimon Singh is a fantastic pop-sci writer. His Big Bang was an incredibly accessible accounting of the history of astronomy, and how the slow, messy, incremental accumulation of knowledge about space eventually led to the Big Bang theory and beyond.