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Crypto Series on TV

Posted by michael on from the reading,-writing,-and-LFSR's dept.

Jose writes: "Simon Singh has a series on the Discovery Channel (in Canada at least..)It is a 5 week series covering basically everything that is in the Code Book. Check it out here. It'll be on Tuesday's at 9 PM (and at 2AM)."

4 comments

  1. code book description and haiku... by grammar+nazi · · Score: 2
    The code book is a book that describes cryptography.
    And now for some haiku...

    Slashdot announces:
    Crypto series on T.V.
    I might watch this show.

    &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp --grammar nazi, 2001

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    Keeping /. free of grammatical errors for ~5 years.
  2. Also in the UK by BandoMcHando · · Score: 1

    This is also showing on Channel 4 in the UK, and has been for about 2-3 weeks (i.e. half way through).

    1. Re:Also in the UK by plcurechax · · Score: 1
      I think you are referring to the programme that was called Science of Secrecy, which originally aired back in October 2000. You can see the Channel 4 web site about the programme.

      Simon Singh has his own web site with details about his books and the Channel 4 programme. Including his book and BBC TV production about Fermat's Last Theorem.

  3. Re:editorial: Code book? by plcurechax · · Score: 2
    The Code Book is referring to Simon Singh's book entitled, The Code Book : The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography . ISBN: 0385495323

    It's a gentle introduction to the history of cryptography. A more though introduction is given in The Codebreakers : The Comprehensive History of Secret Communication from Ancient Times to the Internet.

    Slashdot reviews: The Code Book reviewed by stern, or The Code Book reviewed by JonKatz. I don't see a review of the Codebreakers, but it is an encyclopedia reference of crypto history, weak about progress since the 1960s.

    I prefer the Codebreakers, but that is because I like the comprehensive nature of it, and Crypto by Steven Levy is a good supplement for the details since 1960s.