Royal Institution Christmas Lectures (1966) : 41x4
The case of the uncrackable code
60 Min.
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.
-
41 - 1The curious incident of the never-ending numbers December 25, 2006 -
41 - 2The story of the elusive shapes December 26, 2006
-
41 - 3The secret of the winning streak December 27, 2006
-
41 - 4The case of the uncrackable code December 28, 2006
-
41 - 5The quest to predict the future December 29, 2006