{"product_id":"9781472297211","title":"50 Codes that Changed the World : . . . And Your Chance to Solve Them!","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor(s): McKay, Sinclair, \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Hardback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 13\/10\/2022,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 400 pages,\u003cbr\u003e Series: N\/A, \u003cbr\u003eImprint: Headline Book Publishing,\u003cbr\u003e Published By: Headline Publishing Group,\u003cbr\u003e Book Classification: Coding theory \u0026amp; cryptology, Military intelligence, Computer science, Puzzles \u0026amp; quizzes\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781472297211\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003cbr\u003eA CUNNING CHRONICLE OF THE 50 CODES THAT ALTERED THE COURSE OF HISTORY AND CHANGED THE WORLD\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the bestselling author of Bletchley Park Brainteasers and The Scotland Yard Puzzle Book. There have been secret codes since before the Old Testament, and there were secret codes in the Old Testament too. Almost as soon as writing was invented, so too were the devious means to hide messages and keep them under the wraps of secrecy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 50 Codes that Changed the World, Sinclair McKay explores these uncrackable codes, secret cyphers and hidden messages from across time to tell a new history of a secret world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the temples of Ancient Greece to the court of Elizabeth I; from antique manuscripts whose codes might hold prophecies of doom to the modern realm of quantum mechanics, you will see how a few concealed words could help to win wars, spark revolutions and even change the faces of great nations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere is the complete guide to the hidden world of codebreaking, with opportunities for you to see if you could have cracked some of the trickiest puzzles and lip-chewing codes ever created.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Winstones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43386762592493,"sku":"9781472297211","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0423\/0240\/6809\/products\/9781472297211_94ad5a47-9005-4220-9d60-0c5e5f59a77f.jpg?v=1678203671","url":"https:\/\/winstonebooks.pro\/products\/9781472297211","provider":"Winstone's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}