La guerra de los códigos secretos

Synopsis of La guerra de los códigos secretos

«La guerra de los códigos secretos» is the essay by Ángel Gutiérrez and David Zurdo, published by Libros Cúpula in paperback (256 pages, in Spanish).

The work traces the history of codes and enigmas, from their creators to their decipherers, and explains how cryptography has enriched art, culture and the sciences. It also delves into the human fascination with hiding secrets and revealing them, something especially relevant in the information age.

Part of the «Enigmas y conspiraciones» collection, in its first edition, originally published in 2009.

For readers curious about history, cryptography and great enigmas, with an accessible popular-science approach.