Ciphers of Civilization: Codes, Secret Messages and Hidden Signs in Human History
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Ciphers of Civilization: Codes, Secret Messages and Hidden Signs in Human History
14.99 €
Since ancient times, man has tried to invent codes that are impossible to crack. Lovers hiding their connections, secret societies and church orders, intelligence officers, diplomats and soldiers are just a small part of those who sought to keep their secrets at any cost.
Moving between eras, historian and writer Sinclair Mackay tells about the most famous ciphers and codebreakers, cunning spies and counterintelligence agents, poets and scientists who included secret writing in their works, and, of course, about all kinds of codes.
Readers will learn about Mayan glyphs and biblical prophecies, the mysterious Voynich Manuscript, the Enigma encryption machine, messages that scientists send into space, and the future of cryptography. Much attention is paid to ancient writings, such as the inscriptions on the Rosetta Stone, and how to decipher them. Each chapter comes with logical problems, codes and riddles that will make the reader feel like a cryptographer.
Moving between eras, historian and writer Sinclair Mackay tells about the most famous ciphers and codebreakers, cunning spies and counterintelligence agents, poets and scientists who included secret writing in their works, and, of course, about all kinds of codes.
Readers will learn about Mayan glyphs and biblical prophecies, the mysterious Voynich Manuscript, the Enigma encryption machine, messages that scientists send into space, and the future of cryptography. Much attention is paid to ancient writings, such as the inscriptions on the Rosetta Stone, and how to decipher them. Each chapter comes with logical problems, codes and riddles that will make the reader feel like a cryptographer.
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