Re: Book Review: The secrets of cryptography

2001-01-09 Thread Declan McCullagh
On Tue, Jan 09, 2001 at 12:22:26AM -0500, An Metet wrote: > by Joel Enos > January 08, 2001 > Ê > At last, a book about secret codes that isn't boring or too technical! And a book review that isn't accurate... > In the end, you get a history lesson and a new set of questions to ponder (such as

Book Review: The secrets of cryptography

2001-01-08 Thread An Metet
by Joel Enos January 08, 2001 Ê At last, a book about secret codes that isn't boring or too technical! As any kid from any era knows, the pinnacle of privacy is the secret code (from decoder rings to James Bond to Harriet the Spy and beyond). So why is it that when most authors write about cr