Literature
Cryptonomicon
Neal Stephenson · 2000
Lindy Score
2,830·Proven
26 yrs
Age
1
Endorsers
Why it endured
Neal Stephenson's sprawling novel interweaving World War II codebreakers and modern cryptographers. A love letter to mathematics, hacking, and the idea that information wants to be free.
What they're saying
1 people recommend this book
Peter ThielCo-founder of PayPal & Palantir
“The early PayPal team worked well together because we were all the same kind of nerd. We all loved science fiction: Cryptonomicon was required reading, and we preferred the capitalist Star Wars to the communist Star Trek.”