The Case of the Uncrackable Code

Royal Institution Christmas Lectures Season 41 Episode 4

Overview:
From the Caesar Cipher to the Da Vinci Code, people have been fascinated by secret messages. The mathematics of codes lets us to do everything from photographing the surface of Mars to shopping securely on eBay. Find out how prime numbers are now the key to codes which protect credit cards from internet hackers, and how, in the digital age, i-pods and digital TV are just a load of 0s and 1s.

Genre : Documentary

Actors : -

Release Date : 2006-12-28

Duration : 39 menit

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Other Episodes (Season 41)

The Curious Incident of the Never-ending Numbers
1. The Curious Incident of the Never-ending Numbers
The Story of the Elusive Shapes
2. The Story of the Elusive Shapes
The Secret of the Winning Streak
3. The Secret of the Winning Streak
The Case of the Uncrackable Code
4. The Case of the Uncrackable Code
The Quest to Predict the Future
5. The Quest to Predict the Future

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