Simon Singh

“La mejor historia que se ha escrito para el lector en general sobre la teoría del Big Bang”PUBLISHERS WEEKLY“Un exhaustivo relato histórico de una imaginativa idea científica.Un relato épico brillan

"¿Qué funciona y qué no?¿En quién puedes confiar y quién te está estafando? Edzard Ernst, el primer profesor de medicina complementaria del mundo y ex profesional de la medicina tradicional y complementaria, ha dedicado mas de una decada en la Universidad de Exeter a analizar meticulosamente la evidencia a favor y en contra de las terapias alternativas y nos ofrece conclusiones definitivas ausentes de todo sesgo. Junto a el firma este volumen el respetado escritor de ciencia Simon Singh, que aporta su conocimiento cientico y una escrupulosa imparcialidad a este tema tan controvertido. Ambos nos ofrecen un examen contundente, pero honesto, de mas de treinta de los tratamientos mas populares. Un analisis pionero para eliminar dudas y contradicciones conautoridad, integridad y claridad."

Pierre de Fermat planteó un teorema que ha obsesionado durante siglos a los mejores cerebros del mundo. Este libro es la magnífica historia de una búsqueda científica sin precedentes, llena de ingenio, inspiracion y perseverancia. El ultimo teorema de Fermat ha revelado, por fin, su secreto. Ha dejado de ser una obsesion. Ya no es un misterio

La historia de un teorema que intrigó durante más de trescientos años a los mejores cerebros del mundoPierre de Fermat (1601-1665) planteó un problema que ha obsesionado a los matemáticos durante siglos. Este libro es la magnifica historia de una busqueda cientifica sin precedentes, llena de ingenio, inspiracion y perseverancia. El ultimo teorema de Fermat ha revelado, por fin, su secreto. Ha dejado de ser una obsesion. Ya no es un misterio.

Un libro fascinante, original y muy ameno sobre el desciframiento de las claves y códigos secretos que han cambiado el curso de la historia, desde el Antiguo Egipto y María Estuardo, hasta las guerras mundiales y los actuales sistemas de comunicacion a traves del correo electronico e Internet

Simon Singh, de origen punjabí, nació en Somerset (Inglaterra). Después de trabajar durante cinco años en la BBC, en 1996 produjo y dirigió un documental sobre El enigma de Fermat. El documental obtuvo un importante premio. Pierre de Fermat (1601-1665) planteo un problema que ha obsesionado a los matematicos durante siglos. Este libro es la magnifica historia de una busqueda cientifica sin precedentes, llena de ingenio, inspiracion y perseverancia. El ultimo teorema de Fermat ha revelado, por fin, su secreto. Ha dejado de ser una obsesion. Ya no es un misterio.

De tous temps, les codes secrets ont décidé du sort des hommes, des peuples et des nations. Grâce à eux, les militaires ont pu mener leurs guerres dans lombre, les puissants et les bandits protéger l

Pierre de Fermat, lun des plus grands mathématiciens français du XVII siècle, sétait contenté de porter dans la marge de son cahier de travail:"xn + yn = zn impossible si n > 2. Jai trouvé une sol

Non, Homer Simpson nest pas quun ventre !"Non, Homer Simpson nest pas quun ventre !Simon Singh, auteur du best-seller Le livredes codes secrets, offre de nouvelles perspectives fascinantes sur la série televisee la pluscelebre du monde : The Simpsons. Il y a tellement de references mathematiques dans laserie et son derive, Futurama, quelles pourraient former la base dun cours universitaire.Rappelant des episodes memorables, de " Bart the Genius " a " Homer 3 ", S. Singh expliquedes concepts mathematiques intrigants et significatifs. Lequation dEuler, le theoreme deKeller, pi, le paradoxe de linfini ou certains problemes en suspens qui occupent la generationactuelle des mathematiciens, apparaissent, vus par les Simpson, sous un jour tres nouveau.Base sur des entretiens avec les auteurs de la serie et illustre dimages explicatives,fac-similes de scripts, peintures et dessins, Les mathematiques des Simpson vont donner atous un nouvel eclairage sur la serie la plus celebre de lhistoire de la television et le sensdes maths !"

The bestselling author of Fermats Last Theorem and The Code Book tells the story of the brilliant minds that deciphered the mysteries of the Big Bang. A fascinating exploration of the ultimate question: how was our universe created? Albert Einstein once said: The most incomprehensible thing about the universe is that it is comprehensible. Simon Singh believes geniuses like Einstein are not the only people able to grasp the physics that govern the universe. We all can. As well as explaining what the Big Bang theory actually is and why cosmologists believe it is an accurate description of the origins of the universe, this book is also the fascinating story of the scientists who fought against the established idea of an eternal and unchanging universe. Simon Singh, renowned for making difficult ideas much less daunting than they first seem, is the perfect guide for this journey. Everybody has heard of the Big Bang Theory. But how many of us can actually claim to understand it? With characteristic clarity and a narrative peppered with anecdotes and personal histories of those who have struggled to understand creation, Simon Singh has written the story of the most important theory ever.

How to make it, break it, hack it, crack it.The secret history of codes and code breaking.Simon Singhs best-selling title The Code Book now re-issued for the young-adult market.The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography.Simon Singh brings life to an amazing story of puzzles, codes, languages and riddles revealing the continual pursuit to disguise and uncover, and to work out the secret languages of others.Codes have influenced events throughout history, both in the stories of those who make them and those who break them. The betrayal of Mary Queen of Scots and the cracking of the enigma code that helped the Allies in World War II are major episodes in a continuing history of cryptography. In addition to stories of intrigue and warfare, Simon Singh also investigates other codes, the unravelling of genes and the rediscovery of ancient languages and most tantalisingly, the Beale ciphers, an unbroken code that could hold the key to a $20 million treasure.

"As gripping as a good thriller." --The Washington PostUnpack 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 thats 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 historys 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."Singhs power of explaining complex ideas is as dazzling as ever." --The Guardian

In his first book since the bestselling Fermats 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 Talkers who helped the Allies win World War II, to the incredible (and incredibly simple) logisitical breakthrough that made Internet commerce secure, The Code Book tells the story of the most powerful intellectual weapon ever known: secrecy.Throughout the text are clear technical and mathematical explanations, and portraits of the remarkable personalities who wrote and broke the worlds most difficult codes. Accessible, compelling, and remarkably far-reaching, this book will forever alter your view of history and what drives it. It will also make you wonder how private that e-mail you just sent really is.

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 sevent