The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography
A particle-physicist-turned-journalist traces cryptography's history as an escalating duel between code-makers and code-breakers — Linear B to quantum cryptography
Asperger's Children: The Origins of Autism in Nazi Vienna
Excerpt (short, for a card/grid listing):
"A historian's disturbing, contested account of Hans Asperger's role in Nazi Vienna's child euthanasia program — serious history, not a casual read.
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