Cryptonomicon

Name: Cryptonomicon
Author: Neal Stephenson

by Neal Stephenson

Mathematical espionage spanning centuries of cryptography, code-breaking, and wartime intelligence

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Neal Stephenson

Neal Stephenson is an American author known for his lengthy, intellectually dense novels that blend science fiction, history, and philosophy. Snow Crash coined the term metaverse and Cryptonomicon explored cryptography and digital currency decades before they became mainstream concerns. His Baroque Cycle is an epic historical novel spanning thousands of pages.

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