Books by: SIMON SINGH

The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography

In his first book since the bestselling Fermat's Enigma, Simon Singh offers the first sweeping history of encryption, tracing its evolution and revealing the dramatic effects codes have had on wars, nations, and individual lives. From Mary, Queen of Scots, trapped by her own code, to the Navajo Code... [more]
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India (Country Guide)

Discover India Shield your eyes as the desert sun ignites the sandstone of Jaisalmer Fort, p. 245 Sway side-to-side as you lumber through the jungle tiger-spotting on the back of an elephant in Corbett Tiger Reserve, p. 472 Head for the hills and the heavens: adventure out from Darjeeling... [more]
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Trick or Treatment: The Undeniable Facts about Alternative Medicine

The truth about the potions, lotions, pills and needles, pummelling and energizing that lie beyond the realms of conventional medicine.Whether you are an ardent believer in alternative medicine, a skeptic, or are simply baffled by the range of services and opinions, this guide lays to rest doubts and... [more]
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Fermat's Enigma: The Epic Quest to Solve the World's Greatest Mathematical Problem

xn + yn = zn, where n represents 3, 4, 5, ...no solution"I have discovered a truly marvelous demonstration of this proposition which this margin is too narrow to contain."With these words, the seventeenth-century French mathematician Pierre de Fermat threw down the gauntlet to future generations. What... [more]
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Big Bang: The Origin of the Universe (P.S.)

A half century ago, a shocking Washington Post headline claimed that the world began in five cataclysmic minutes rather than having existed for all time; a skeptical scientist dubbed the maverick theory the Big Bang. In this amazingly comprehensible history of the universe, Simon Singh decodes the mystery... [more]
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South India (Regional Guide)

Discover South India Let the night's festivities wash away with the tide while relaxing on a palm-fringed beach in Goa, p.192 Perform a puja at a Hindu temple: scoop smoke from a burning lamp and 'wash' your face, p.367 Feast like a maharaja on tasty thalis in Mumbai (Bombay) and sumptuous ... [more]
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E=mc2: A Biography of the World's Most Famous Equation

To celebrate the 100th anniversary of Einstein’s miracle year of discoveries, a new edition of the bestselling “biography” of his famous equation Generations have grown up knowing that the equation E=mc2 changed the shape of our world, but never understanding what it actually means, why it was so significant,... [more]
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The Science Book

From the world's greatest scientists comes the world's greatest science book--now in a smaller format at a great new affordable price. With a foreword written by critically acclaimed author Simon Singh (Fermat's Last Theorem), and essays by such major writers as Richard Dawkins, Susan Greenfield, and... [more]
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The Code Book: How to Make It, Break It, Hack It, Crack It

It’s known as the science of secrecy. Cryptography: the encoding and decoding of private information. And it is history’s most fascinating story of intrigue and cunning. From Julius Caesar and his Caesar Cipher to the code used by Mary Queen of Scots and her conspiracy to the use of the Engima machine... [more]

Trick or Treatment?: Alternative Medicine on Trial

Welcome to the world of alternative medicine. Prince Charles is a staunch defender and millions of people swear by it; most UK doctors consider it to be little more than superstition and a waste of money. But how do you know which treatments really heal and which are potentially harmful?Now at last you... [more]

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