http://iowabeef.net/2005/08/21/simon-singh/ comes in many colors Fri, 16 Dec 2011 18:37:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://iowabeef.net/2005/08/21/simon-singh/comment-page-1/#comment-273 beef Thu, 25 Aug 2005 04:26:05 +0000 http://iowabeef.net/2005/08/21/simon-singh/#comment-273 i'd say the big bang book. it covered a lot more territory and introduced me to the various beginnnings of thimgs over time - origins of astronomy, how they first figured out the diameter of the earth, radio telescopy, construction of various telescopes throughout the globe, why and how the elements were distributed, etc. Just the fact that there were so many great leaps of understanding as time passes. How atomic and subatomic particles provided a lot of the learning tools for understanding the cosmos. I could go on and on. In my opinion, the best book. However, the other two are good reads and should be investigated at some point. You may be interested in the cryptography one as it provides the pathway from early encryption in greek times all the way through the early 21st century in regards to the various schemes for encryption. He also provides a series of challenges in the back of the book. Tra la la. All good - find time in the next three years to read them all. i’d say the big bang book. it covered a lot more territory and introduced me to the various beginnnings of thimgs over time – origins of astronomy, how they first figured out the diameter of the earth, radio telescopy, construction of various telescopes throughout the globe, why and how the elements were distributed, etc.
Just the fact that there were so many great leaps of understanding as time passes. How atomic and subatomic particles provided a lot of the learning tools for understanding the cosmos.
I could go on and on. In my opinion, the best book. However, the other two are good reads and should be investigated at some point. You may be interested in the cryptography one as it provides the pathway from early encryption in greek times all the way through the early 21st century in regards to the various schemes for encryption. He also provides a series of challenges in the back of the book.
Tra la la. All good – find time in the next three years to read them all.

]]> http://iowabeef.net/2005/08/21/simon-singh/comment-page-1/#comment-272 Sack Thu, 25 Aug 2005 03:25:11 +0000 http://iowabeef.net/2005/08/21/simon-singh/#comment-272 Which of the three did you find the most interesting and why? Which of the three did you find the most interesting and why?

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