Code Breaking: A History and Explanation

Theachievementsofcryptography--theartofwritinganddecipheringcodedmessages--havebecomeapartofeverydaylife,especiallyinourageofelectronicbankingandtheInternet.Inthisprovocativework,RudolfKippenhahnoffersreadersbothanexcitingchronicleofcryptographyandalivelyexplorationofthecryptographer'scraft.Richwithvividanecdotesfromahistoryofcodinganddecoding,CodeBreakingbringstheoftenabstruseartofdecipheringcodedmessagestothegeneralreaderandrevealstherelevanceofcodestooureverydayhigh-techsociety.Astylishlywritten,meticulouslyresearchedadventure,itwillenthralleveryonewhowantstoknowmoreaboutthewaysinwhichcommunicationcanbeobscuredand,likemagic,madeclearagain.ASelectionofDoubleday'sLibraryofScienceBookClubAChoiceAcademicBookoftheYear