April 13, 2004

If people wish to debunk Dan Brown’s novel The Da Vinci Code they could start by giving away copies of his earlier work, Digital Fortress: A Thriller. His completely inaccurate description of encryption methods and code breaking, unbelievably lax security measures at a top secret computing facility, and an ending that relied on incorrect information concerning the "Fat Man" atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki, Japan make one wonder if the author did any research whatsoever. This leads to the question: have his methods changed leading to better selling books, or did he just pick a more interesting topic? Other people have similar reservations about Digital Fortress, from back before The Da Vinci Code catapulted Dan Brown into fame. 10:54:34 PM