Digital Fortress
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In most thrillers, hardware consists of big guns, airplanes, military vehicles, and weapons that make things explode. Dan Brown has written a thriller for those of us who like our hardware with disc drives and who rate our heroes by big brainpower rather than big firepower. Its an Internet users spy novel where the good guys and bad guys struggle over secrets somewhat more intellectual than just where the secret formula is hiddenthey have to gain understanding of what the secret formula actually is.
In this case, the secret formula is a new means of encryption, capable of changing the balance of international power. Part of the fun is that the book takes the reader along into an understanding of encryption technologies. Youll find yourself better understanding the political battles over such reallife technologies as the Clipper Chip and PGP Pretty Good Privacy software even though the book looks at the issues through the eyes of fiction.
Although theres enough globehopping in this book for James Bond, the r
Author:
BROWN, DAN
Cover:
Paperback
Language:
ENG
Manufacturer:
The Book Service Ltd Uk
Publisher:
Corgi
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