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Simon Lehna Singh, MBE (born 19 September 1964) is a British popular science author, theoretical and particle physicist. His written works include Fermat's Last Theorem (in the United States titled Fermat's Enigma: The Epic Quest to Solve the World's Greatest Mathematical Problem), [6] [7] The Code Book [8] (about cryptography and its history), Big Bang [9] (about the Big Bang theory and the ...
Author Simon Singh describes it as "An interesting and accessible account of current mathematical topics". [1] ... Parallel Thinking – non-Euclidean geometry;
The Good Thinking Society also promotes mathematics education, through projects like "Who wants to be a mathematician?", "Top, top set maths", and the "Parallel Project". [19] In March 2020 the Good Thinking Society announced their collaboration with Richard Wiseman to set up The Good Magic Awards. These awards recognize and reward performers ...
Big Bang: The most important scientific discovery of all time and why you need to know about it is a book written by Simon Singh and published in 2004 by Fourth Estate.. Big Bang chronicles the history and development of the Big Bang model of the universe, from the ancient Greek scientists who first measured the distance to the Sun to the 20th century detection of the cosmic radiation still ...
First edition (publ. Bloomsbury) The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets is a 2013 book by Simon Singh, which is based on the premise that "many of the writers of The Simpsons are deeply in love with numbers, and their ultimate desire is to drip-feed morsels of mathematics into the subconscious minds of viewers".
Alternative Medicine on Trial (North American title: Trick or Treatment: The Undeniable Facts about Alternative Medicine) [1] is a 2008 book by Simon Singh and Edzard Ernst. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The book evaluates the scientific evidence for alternative medicines such as acupuncture , homeopathy , herbal medicine , and chiropractic , [ 2 ] and ...
Fermat's Last Theorem is a popular science book (1997) by Simon Singh.It tells the story of the search for a proof of Fermat's Last Theorem, first conjectured by Pierre de Fermat in 1637, and explores how many mathematicians such as Évariste Galois had tried and failed to provide a proof for the theorem.
The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography is a book by Simon Singh, published in 1999 by Fourth Estate and Doubleday.. The Code Book describes some illustrative highlights in the history of cryptography, drawn from both of its principal branches, codes and ciphers.