[Blackpool] Book recommendation: Cryptonomicon

[James Page]

I tried it a few years ago. Sadly, I fell out with it once the maths
started :/ Otherwise it sounds like something to be enjoyed.




Best wishes,
James

On 22 May 2015 at 14:19, Michael <heed at bigmassiveheed.co.uk> wrote:

> I second this recommendation...it a damn fine story.
>
> Neal Stephenson's over books are worth a read as well...especially Reamde
>
> Also have a look at these:
>
> http://www.amazon.co.uk/Daemon-Daniel-Suarez/dp/1847249612
> http://www.amazon.co.uk/Freedom-Daniel-Suarez/dp/0857381229
>
> On 22 May 2015 at 14:00, Arthur Garlick <arthur_garlick at hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > I meant to recommend this book:
> >
> > http://www.amazon.co.uk/Cryptonomicon-Neal-Stephenson/dp/344245512X
> >
> > I've been meaning to read it for a while...  A fair amount of maths and
> > even perl script in the book but it's funny and the tech stuff is not too
> > heavy and well explained.  It will start with things like the maths
> behind
> > calculating how often the chain on Alan Turings bike will fall off and
> then
> > takes you into relating that to prime numbers, cryptography and the
> Enigma
> > cypher.
> > Great read.
> >
> > A
> >
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