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The Art of Computer Programming

Donald E. Knuth
44 readers · Computing, Mathematics

uxcn · Aug 8, 2015

TAOCP really is excellent.

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The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography

Simon Singh
8 readers · History, Computing, Mathematics

uxcn · Aug 8, 2015

I'd recommend The Code Book by Simon Singh.

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Fermat's Last Theorem

Simon Singh
2 readers · History, Mathematics, Science

uxcn · Aug 8, 2015

There's also Fermat's Last Theorem by the same author.

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