Simon Singh
science writer and author of The Code Book: The Secret History of Codes and Code-Breaking
1 episode
Covers topics in categories such as:
Cryptography
Melvyn Bragg discusses the history of codes including the Caesar cipher, the ‘uncrackable’ Vigenere code, the Enigma machine and the cryptography that underwrites the information age.
29 January 2004
Also featuring: Fred Piper, Lisa Jardine