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Crypto
Corner
When I wrote my first book,
Fermat's Last Theorem,
I made a passing reference to the mathematics of
cryptography. Although I did not know it at the time, this was
the start of a major interest in the history and science of
codes and code breaking, which has resulted in a 400-page book
on the subject, an adaptation of the book for teenagers, a
5-part TV series, numerous talks and lectures, the purchase of
an Enigma cipher machine and the development of an interactive
crypto CD-ROM.
In the Crypto Corner, you will find
details about my book on cryptography (The Code
Book), information about my TV series based on the book
(The Science
of Secrecy) and you can explore the Black
Chamber, which is an interactive encryption and
codebreaking section.
You will also find a section about
the Cipher
Challenge, there are some cryptograms
(coded messages) for you to try and crack, some material about
the decipherment of
ancient languages and the Navajo
codetalkers and there is even a page about the Alan Turing
Memorial.
If you still want to find out more
about cryptography, then you can explore the list of links to
other crypto
websites.
If you want to search this or any other section of the site,
then please use the simonsingh.net Search Engine.
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The Code Book by Simon Singh. You can find
out more about the book by clicking on the
image.
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