{"product_id":"the-cracking-code-book-by-simon-singh-9780007176045","title":"The Cracking Code Book","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHow to make it, break it, hack it, crack it. The secret history of codes and code breaking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSimon Singh's best-selling title \u003ci\u003eThe Code Book\u003c\/i\u003e is now re-issued for the young-adult market. Explore \u003ci\u003eThe Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography\u003c\/i\u003e, as Simon Singh breathes life into an amazing story of puzzles, codes, languages, and riddles—revealing the continual pursuit to disguise and uncover, and to decipher the secret languages of others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCodes have influenced events throughout history, both in the stories of those who create them and those who crack them. The betrayal of Mary Queen of Scots and the cracking of the Enigma code, which helped the Allies in World War II, are major episodes in a continuing history of cryptography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition to tales of intrigue and warfare, Simon Singh also explores other codes, such as the unravelling of genes and the rediscovery of ancient languages. Most tantalisingly, he delves into the Beale ciphers, an unbroken code that could hold the key to a USD20 million treasure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Arotahi Agency","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46490609975532,"sku":"9780007176045","price":19.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/14680353482190.jpg?v=1748387839","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/the-cracking-code-book-by-simon-singh-9780007176045","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}