Simon Singh

Born 19 September 1964

From Wellington, England, United Kingdom · Nationality: United Kingdom · Writes nonfiction

Simon Lehna Singh, MBE is a British popular science author, theoretical and particle physicist. --Wikipedia

Quotes

“Romantics might like to think of themselves as being composed of stardust. Cynics might prefer to think of themselves as nuclear waste.”
Big Bang: The Origin of the Universe, 2005, Fourth Estate,
“He realized that numbers exist independently of the tangible world and therefore their study was untainted by inaccuracies of perception. This meant he could discover truths which were independent of opinion of prejudice and which were more absolute then any previous knowledge.”
Fermat's Last Theorem 1997

Books by Simon Singh in order

Books by Simon Singh in the order they were published, from Fermat's Last Theorem (1997) to The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets (2013).

Marcus du SautoyMathematician who writes popular books on prime numbers and mathematical ideas, suited to readers of Fermat's Last Theorem.
Mario LivioAstrophysicist who writes accessible books on the history of mathematics and science, such as The Equation That Couldn't Be Solved.
Ben GoldacreWriter on evidence and bad science, including misleading health claims, close in theme to Trick or Treatment?
Brian GreenePhysicist who writes popular books on cosmology and the nature of physical reality, relevant to readers of Big Bang.
Simon WinchesterWriter of narrative nonfiction on science, history and the stories behind major discoveries, similar in approach to Singh's storytelling.
Richard DawkinsEvolutionary biologist and writer on science and scepticism. Often read alongside Singh by readers interested in scientific argument for a general audience.