BOOKS : In Code
read this on the weekend - it's all about an irish girl who enters a science competition with a maths (specifically encryption) project and is so successful she (eventually) ends up on the front of The Times and famous (for about 15 minutes).
It is written by the girl in question, and clearly introduces us to the concepts of her project and cryptography (I guess she must be good at it by now...). But the most interesting stuff was about her - how she played maths games with her dad and worked so very hard on the project - deserving the praise she got no doubt - and coped with 'fame'.
Really interesting, worth a read - especially budding mathematicians!!
It is written by the girl in question, and clearly introduces us to the concepts of her project and cryptography (I guess she must be good at it by now...). But the most interesting stuff was about her - how she played maths games with her dad and worked so very hard on the project - deserving the praise she got no doubt - and coped with 'fame'.
Really interesting, worth a read - especially budding mathematicians!!
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