>>>>> On Tue, 5 Mar 2002 06:45:42 -0600, "Eric Ray" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
Eric> Have you guys read "The Codebreakers; The Comprehensive
Eric> History of Secret Communication from Ancient Times to the
Eric> Internet" by David Kahn? I've been told that this is the
Eric> original "Historical" book regarding cryptography. If so
Eric> can anyone compare it to "The Code Book", by Simon Singh.
Encyclopedic and used as a major secondary source by Dr. Singh.
Kahn's book leaves off earlier than Singh's book, and later editions
have chapters added on PKI and such.
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