Cryptographic City: Decoding the Smart Metropolis by Richard Coyne (English) Pap

Description: Cryptographic City by Richard Coyne "Coyne examines urban living through the frame of cryptography, diving into the technologies, instruments, and processes of hiding information, messages, things, spaces, places, and people within cities"-- FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Cryptographys essential role in the functioning of the city, viewed against the backdrop of modern digital life.Cryptographys essential role in the functioning of the city, viewed against the backdrop of modern digital life.Cryptography is not new to the city; in fact, it is essential to its functioning. For as long as cities have existed, communications have circulated, often in full sight, but with their messages hidden. In Cryptographic City, Richard Coyne explains how cryptography runs deep within the structure of the city. He shows the extent to which cities are built on secrets, their foundations now reinforced by digital encryption and cryptocurrency platforms. He also uses cryptography as a lens through which to inspect smart cities and what they deliver. Coyne sets his investigation into the cryptographic city against the backdrop of the technologies, claims, and challenges of the smart city.Cryptography provides the means by which communications within and between citizens and devices are kept secure. Coyne shows how all of the smart city innovations-from smart toasters to public transportation networks-are enabled by secure financial transactions, data flows, media streaming, and communications made possible by encryption. Without encryption, he says, communications between people and digital devices would be exposed for anyone to see, hack, and misdirect. He explains the relevant technicalities of cryptography and describes the practical difference it makes to frame cities as cryptographic. Interwoven throughout the book are autobiographical anecdotes, insights from Coynes teaching practice, and historical reports, making it accessible to the general reader. Author Biography Richard Coyne is Professor and Chair of Architectural Computing at the University of Edinburgh. He is the author of Mood and Mobility, The Tuning of Place, Cornucopia Limited, and Technoromanticism (all MIT Press). Table of Contents Acknowledgments ixIntroduction: The Urban Cryptographer 1Part I: The Case for an Urban Cryptology 171 Written in Stone 192 Write Me a City 393 Place Is the Code 63Part II: Urban Combinatorics 794 Urban Multiplicity 815 A Thousand Insides 1016 The Dissimulated City 117Part III: Crypto-Technics 1277 Writing the Block 1298 Bitcoin Cities 1399 Images in the City 15310 Hashing the City 175Part IV: Cryptography at the Limits 18911 Cyberattacks 19112 Hidden Measures 20713 Hiding in the Multiverse 22514 Closure: The Urban Cryptanalyst 249Notes 253Bibliography 283Index 311 Details ISBN0262545675 Author Richard Coyne Short Title Cryptographic City Pages 280 Language English Year 2023 ISBN-10 0262545675 ISBN-13 9780262545679 Format Paperback Publication Date 2023-05-16 Subtitle Decoding the Smart Metropolis Publisher MIT Press Ltd Imprint MIT Press Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2023-05-16 NZ Release Date 2023-05-16 US Release Date 2023-05-16 UK Release Date 2023-05-16 Illustrator Gwyneth Williamson Birth 1967 Affiliation Winchester College, UK Position Classics Teacher Qualifications Ph.D. Illustrations 27 black and white illus DEWEY 004.678 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:159235167;

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