New Releases by Simon Singh

How to make it, break it, hack it, crack it.The secret history of codes and code breaking. Simon Singh’s best-selling title The Code Book now re-issued for the young-adult market.

In this groundbreaking analysis, more than 30 of the most popular alternative healing treatments--acupuncture, homeopathy, aromatherapy, reflexology, chiropractic, and herbal medicines--are examined for their benefits and potential dangers. 16 illustrations.

Provides an examination and judgement of more than thirty of the most treatments in alternative medicine, such as acupuncture, homeopathy, aromatherapy, reflexology, chiropractic and herbal medicine.

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 behind the Big Bang theory, lading us through the development of one of the most extraordinary, important, and awe-inspiring theories in science.

Tout le monde a entendu parler de la théorie du Big Bang mais rares sont ceux qui peuvent prétendre la comprendre. Simon Singh, avec un grand sens de la pédagogie, remonte aux origines ; les intuitions des Grecs, les tâtonnements des mathématiciens de la Renaissance, les illuminations des savants contemporains. Génération après génération, tous ces hommes de science vont se poser la question de la naissance du monde et progressivement se débarrasser des scories de la superstition, des anathèmes des religions. Ils vont défier toutes les résistances et combattre l''idée d''un cosmos éternel et immuable. A la manière d''un romancier et avec la rigueur du scientifique qu''il est, Simon Singh nous raconte l''histoire de la plus importante théorie scientifique jamais formulée. Pendant des siècles les hommes et les idées vont s''affronter, se combattre avec des armes qui ne sont pas uniquement abstraites. " La chose la plus incompréhensible à propos de l''univers est qu''il soit compréhensible ", affirmait Albert Einstein. Simon Singh nous raconte comment nous sommes parvenus à percer une partie de ses mystères.

"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