Cryptonomicon

Main Ideas

• Cryptography and its role in history and the present
• The connection between World War II and modern technology
• The evolution of information technology and its impact on society
• Secret societies and their influence on global politics
• Economics and cryptocurrencies
• Ethical and moral dilemmas related to the use of technology
• The intertwining fates of characters from different time periods
• The impact of encryption on personal and global security
• Technological utopias and dystopias
• The role of mathematics and logic in solving complex problems