Cryptonomicon
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Cryptonomicon is a 1999 novel by American author Neal Stephenson, drawing thematic parallels between wartime secrecy and modern information control, emphasizing the role of information in political, m
Cover of first edition (hardcover)
Quicksilver is a historical novel by Neal Stephenson, published in 2003. It is the first volume of The Baroque Cycle, his late Baroque historical fiction series, succeeded by The Confusion and The Sys
Cryptonomicon
…bible", is a fictional book summarizing America's knowledge of cryptography and cryptanalysis. Begun by John Wilkins (the Cryptonomicon is mentioned in Quicksilver) and amended over time by William Friedman, Lawrence Waterhouse, and others, the Cryptonomicon is described by Katherine Hayles as "a kind of Kabala…
First edition cover
Cover of John Wilkins' An Essay Towards a Real Character, and a Philosophical Language
Painting by Frans Geffels representing the Relief of Vienna of 1683, in which the character Jack participates.
William of Orange leading troops at Brixham in Torbay, November 5, 1688, during the campaign that became The Glorious Revolution