It is hoped Charles H Bennett and Gilles Brassard's work will make digital communications secure for decades ahead.

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A biography of the mathematician, reveals the story of an eccentric genius, olympic-class runner, and groundbreaking theoretician whose work is still influencing the science and telecommunication ...