Cryptonomicon

Cryptonomicon is a sprawling novel by Neal Stephenson that is more a combination of historical fiction and contemporary techno-thriller than the science fiction of Stephenson's earlier works. It follows two parallel sagas: that of cryptographers during World War II attempting to crack Axis codes (see U-413, U-553, U-691, Enigma machine, Alan Turing, Bletchley Park), and that of their descendants attempting to use modern cryptography to build a data haven in the fictitious state of Kinakuta, a small nation similiar in social order and geographic location to Brunei. It also details the political machinations that follow both efforts. Cryptonomicon's backstory ties in heavily with the events and people featured in Stephenson's later work, The Baroque Cycle.

Characters

Cryptonomicon is a work of fiction which is based on fact, so some characters are actually real people.

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Major fictional characters in the book include:

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Robert ?Bobby? Shaftoe, Lawrence Pritchard Waterhouse, Rudolf ?Rudy? von Hacklheber, Avi Halaby, Randall Lawrence Waterhouse, Goto Dengo, Andrew Loeb, Enoch Root, America ?Amy? Shaftoe, Douglas Macarthur Shaftoe, Hubert Kepler ?The Dentist?, Eberhard Föhr, John Cantrell, Tom Howard, Beryl Hagen, Paul Comstock, Günter Bischoff, Julieta Kivistik, ?Uncle? Otto Kivistik, Mary Ccmndhd (Smith), Glory Altamira.

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Characters in the book who are real people include:

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Alan Mathison Turing, Albert Einstein, General Douglas MacArthur, Admiral Yamamoto, Ronald Reagan, and Winston Churchill.

Related Topics:
Alan Mathison Turing - Albert Einstein - General Douglas MacArthur - Admiral Yamamoto - Ronald Reagan - Winston Churchill

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