The Code Book: The Secrets Behind Codebreaking
The Code Book: The Secrets Behind Codebreaking

Author: Simon Singh

Publisher: Delacorte Press

Published: 2002-05-14

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13: 0375890122

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"As gripping as a good thriller." --The Washington Post Unpack the science of secrecy and discover the methods behind cryptography--the encoding and decoding of information--in this clear and easy-to-understand young adult adaptation of the national bestseller that's perfect for this age of WikiLeaks, the Sony hack, and other events that reveal the extent to which our technology is never quite as secure as we want to believe. Coders and codebreakers alike will be fascinated by history's most mesmerizing stories of intrigue and cunning--from Julius Caesar and his Caeser cipher to the Allies' use of the Enigma machine to decode German messages during World War II. Accessible, compelling, and timely, The Code Book is sure to make readers see the past--and the future--in a whole new way. "Singh's power of explaining complex ideas is as dazzling as ever." --The Guardian

Fermat's Last Theorem
Fermat's Last Theorem

Author: Simon Singh

Publisher: Fourth Estate

Published: 2022-05-26

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780008553821

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Introducing the Collins Modern Classics, a series featuring some of the most significant books of recent times, books that shed light on the human experience - classics which will endure for generations to come.

Trick or Treatment?
Trick or Treatment?

Author: Dr. Simon Singh

Publisher: Random House

Published: 2009-10-06

Total Pages: 299

ISBN-13: 140908180X

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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 can find out, thanks to the formidable partnership of Professor Edzard Ernst and Simon Singh. Edzard Ernst is the world's first professor of complementary medicine, based at Exeter University, where he has spent over a decade analysing meticulously the evidence for and against alternative therapies.He is supported in his findings by Simon Singh, the well-known and highly respected science writer of several international bestsellers. Together they have written the definitive book on the subject. It is honest, impartial but hard-hitting, and provides a thorough examination and judgement of more than thirty of the most popular treatments, such as acupuncture, homeopathy, aromatherapy, reflexology, chiropractic and herbal medicine.In Trick or Treatment? the ultimate verdict on alternative medicine is delivered for the first time with clarity, scientific rigour and absolute authority.

The Science Book
The Science Book

Author: Sara Bonnett Stein

Publisher: Workman Publishing Company

Published: 1979

Total Pages: 285

ISBN-13: 9780894801204

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Examines various principles and phenomena of biology, physics, and chemistry through discussion and observation of familiar surroundings--one's own body, home, pets, siblings, food, yard, etc.

The Science of Secrecy
The Science of Secrecy

Author: Simon Singh

Publisher:

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 9781841154350

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A TV tie-in edition of The Code Book filmed as a prime-time five-part Channel 4 series on the history of codes and code-breaking and presented by the author. This book, which accompanies the major Channel 4 series, brings to life the hidden history of codes and code breaking. Since the birth of writing, there has also been the need for secrecy. The story of codes is the story of the brilliant men and women who used mathematics, linguistics, machines, computers, gut instinct, logic and detective work to encrypt and break these secrect messages and the effect their work has had on history.

El enigma de Fermat
El enigma de Fermat

Author: Simon Singh

Publisher:

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 9788408065722

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Pierre de Fermat (1601-1665) planteó un problema que ha obsesionado a los matemáticos durante siglos. Éste libro es la magnífica historia de una búsqueda científica sin precedentes, llena de ingenio, inspiración y perseverancia. El último teorema de Fermat ha revelado, por fin, su secreto. Ha dejado de ser una obsesión. Ya no es un misterio.