Secret history : the story of cryptology / Craig P. Bauer, York College of Pennsylvania and National Security Agency, Center for Cryptologic History, 2011-2012 Scholar-in-Residence.
Bauer, Craig P.
2013
QA76.9.A25 B384 2013 (Mapit)
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Title Secret history : the story of cryptology / Craig P. Bauer, York College of Pennsylvania and National Security Agency, Center for Cryptologic History, 2011-2012 Scholar-in-Residence.
Author Bauer, Craig P.
ISBN 9781466561861 hardcover
1466561866 hardcover
Published Boca Raton : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, [2013]
Language English
Description xxv, 594 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Call Number QA76.9.A25 B384 2013
Dewey Decimal Classification 005.8/2
Summary "Codes are a part of everyday life, from the ubiquitous Universal Price Code (UPC) to postal zip codes. They need not be intended for secrecy. They generally use groups of letters (sometimes pronounceable code words) or numbers to represent other words or phrases. There is typically no mathematical rule to pair an item with its representation in code. A few more examples will serve to illustrate the range of codes"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
Series CRC Press series on discrete mathematics and its applications ; 76.
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