2000, ISBN: 9781905511334

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Profile Books Ltd. 2000. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. A tight clean first edition, protected in a new brodart wrapper: At the age of 16 Sarah Flannery won the prestigious… Mehr…

Profile Books Ltd. 2000. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. A tight clean first edition, protected in a new brodart wrapper: At the age of 16 Sarah Flannery won the prestigious 1999 Ireland Young Scientist of the Year award for original work in the area of cryptography (the science of codes). This enjoyable book is an account of her life and work which has so far led to a series of international science prizes, plus some of the mathematics thrown in for good measure. The unusual combination of a maths puzzle book, a primer in the maths behind codes, a story so exciting it could easily be fiction, and an insightful biography of a child prodigy, ensures you don't have to be a maths geek to enjoy this. This charming story is unashamedly frank about the innocence and down-to-earth enthusiasm of an earnest 15-year-old girl from a small village in the Irish countryside, and about how her genius and her hard work led her to important mathematical discoveries which soon attracted the interest of eminent academics and high technology companies around the world. Cryptography is usually associated with spies and counter- intelligence, but today it is large banks and corporations, keen to protect their transactions and information from prying outsiders, who are at the cutting edge of cryptography. Despite the antiquated image of the 'enigma'-cracking boffins at Bletchley Park, codes are what the internet is founded on, and its future depends upon continued developments in this sometimes overlooked area of science. Sarah Flannery's story has been hyped by a media that cannot resist the combination of an obscure country teenager who outfoxes the older brains in the business to achieve internation, Profile Books Ltd, 2000, Ordnance Survey. Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Your purchase also supports literacy charities., Ordnance Survey<

ISBN: 1905511337

[SR: 6874261], Paperback, [EAN: 9781905511334], Folded Map, Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey, Book, [PU: Ordnance Survey], Ordnance Survey, 11450, Atlases & Gazetteers, 11448, Atlases & M… Mehr…

[SR: 6874261], Paperback, [EAN: 9781905511334], Folded Map, Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey, Book, [PU: Ordnance Survey], Ordnance Survey, 11450, Atlases & Gazetteers, 11448, Atlases & Maps, 21, Reference, 1000, Subjects, 283155, Books<

ISBN: 9781905511334

Ordnance Survey. Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Your purchase also s… Mehr…

Ordnance Survey. Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Your purchase also supports literacy charities., Ordnance Survey<

2007, ISBN: 9781905511334

Ordnance Survey Ireland. 3rd Revised edition. Paperback. Used; Good. Ex-library 06/04/2007, Ordnance Survey Ireland

ISBN: 9781905511334

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