30.9.07

This Months Reads








Longitude by Dava Sobel
An interesting story of getting an accurate longitude measurement.
The Code Book by Simon Singh
Code history, plus a lot about public key cryptography. Good read.
The Cracking Code Book by Simon Singh
An inferior edition of the above book. Don't bother.

Fermat's last Theorem by Simon Singh
A real interesting story, even if you have no interest in maths and the like.


Also got a DVD out called The Fastest Indian
Great story about a New Zealander and his Indian motorcycle getting to over 200 mph. A bit mad in my view, but a different day and age in the 60s.
The indian cure for prostrate problems seems to be crushed up dog balls!

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