People have used coded messages to secretly communicate or store information for millenia. Hindu scriptures, reportedly written more than five thousand years ago, have references to secret messages being written and sent by people to others. In ancient times, Greek and Roman rulers are reported to have used coded mesages in times of war and peace to rule their kingdoms. Fifteenth century genius, Leonardo da Vinci is also said to have hidden secret messages in his works. Much effort has been devoted to unearth the secrets hidden in the works of da Vinci. It is also said that the Bible has many hidden secrets. In a paper published in the journal Statistical Science, Doron Witztum, Eliyahu Rips, and Yoav Rosenberg describe how the Book of Genesis might contain secret messages predicting the future.
In modern times, use of coded messages to communicate and store information is very widespread. Secretly written, communicated, and stored documents impact the life of practically every individual in this world. As the use and technology of encription has advanced, so has the intensity of activity related to deciphering of encripted mesages. While individuals and organizations use encription to legitimately carry out their business, clandestine operators attempt to break the code to get access to other's information. In this world where information is the key to power and money, it is no wonder that people are constantly trying to keep their secrets and trying to get access to other's secrets.
The Code Breaker is the story of Sara Hartsfield and how she gets involved in getting to the secrets hidden in the ancient document she found in India. She is baffled by the connection between something written thousands of years ago and the genetic code hidden in the DNA of human beings. What is the secret? The only way to find out is by reading the book.
The Code