The Code Book

Summary

The Code Book is a written work^[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of written_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (39 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Code Book authored Simon Singh^[3].
• The Code Book's instance of is recorded as written work^[4].
• The Code Book's publisher is recorded as Doubleday^[5].
• The Code Book's publisher is recorded as Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group^[6].
• The Code Book's genre is recorded as popular science literature^[7].
• The Code Book's OCLC number is recorded as 414591141^[8].
• The Code Book's place of publication is recorded as New York City^[9].
• The Code Book's language of work or name is recorded as English^[10].
• The Code Book's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom^[11].
• The Code Book's publication date is recorded as +1999-09-01T00:00:00Z^[12].
• The Code Book's publication date is recorded as +2000-08-01T00:00:00Z^[13].
• The Code Book's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03nlb7^[14].
• The Code Book's Open Library ID is recorded as OL31157W^[15].
• The Code Book's Internet Archive ID is recorded as codebookevolutio00sing^[16].
• The Code Book's has edition or translation is recorded as The Code Book^[17].
• The Code Book's has edition or translation is recorded as The Code Book^[18].
• The Code Book's has edition or translation is recorded as The Code Book^[19].
• The Code Book's main subject is recorded as cryptography^[20].
• The Code Book's LibraryThing work ID is recorded as 8340^[21].
• The Code Book's number of pages is recorded as {'amount': '+416'}^[22].
• The Code Book's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Code Book'}^[23].
• The Code Book's title is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Histoire des codes secrets'}^[24].
• The Code Book's subtitle is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography'}^[25].
• The Code Book's subtitle is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': "De l'Égypte des pharaons à l'ordinateur quantique"}^[26].
• The Code Book's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'On the morning of Saturday, October 15, 1586, Queen Mary entered the crowded courtroom at Fotheringhay Castle.'}^[27].

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Designation and Status

The Code Book's instance of is recorded as written work^[4].

Why It Matters

The Code Book ranks in the top 7% of written_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (39 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]