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Okay ... although writing books about science is a big part of my life, I have been a bit of a tardy twit, so this section of the website is hardly started.

Big Bang out now! More info...    click here


At the moment, all you will find below is a brief paragraph about the books that I have written. Each paragraph links to a more detailed section about each book. You can also find some advice for new authors, and something about how I write.

Most of the books (including overseas translations) can be purchased at the
on-line bookshop, and you will also find longer sections about The Code Book and Fermat's Last Theorem in the Crypto Corner and the Fermat Corner respectively.


Albert Einstein once said "The most incomprehensible thing about the universe is that it is comprehensible". But geniuses like Einstein aren't the only people who can grasp the physics that govern the universe. We all can. As well as explaining what the Big Bang theory actually is, Big Bang explains why cosmologists believe that it's an accurate description of the origin of the universe. The book also tells the stories of the individuals who challenged the establishment idea of an eternal and unchanging universe.

Ever since Pierre De Fermat scribbled his infuriating note over three centuries ago, mathematics has never been the same. Fermat's Last Theorem charts the history of the world's most notorious mathematical problem - how it came to be, who wrote it, and the countless numbers who have attempted to solve it. The remarkable story of Andrew Wiles and his passion for the theorem are recounted, along with the despair of many less successful mathematicians along the way.


The Code Book is all about the history of codes and code breaking, from Ancient Greece to the Internet and beyond. It explains the science and mathematics of cryptography and how encryption has influenced history, including the story of Mary Queen of Scots and her inadequate cipher and the role of the German Enigma cipher machine in the Second World War. The book also discusses the role of encryption in the information Age and the politics of secrecy.


An edited version of The Code Book, suitable for younger readers. This version has been re-written slightly, with the more complicated concepts removed, including the section on quantum cryptography. Other sections, more pivotal to the history and development of code making and breaking can still be found in this book.

This is an adaptation of The Code Book, published to accompany the Channel 4 series The Science of Secrecy. It provides a deeper insight into some of the codes and ciphers featured in the series. Find out more about the eccentric genius Charles Babbage and how he broke 'The Undecipherable Cipher', and the impact of deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphs on our understanding of Ancient civilizations.


Translations of my books are also available in 25 languages, including Finnish, Spanish, Korean, Dutch, Rumanian, Chinese, Polish. Some of these foreign language editions can be purchased at this website. Please click here to enquire about availability.

The Science Book is a great coffee table book, designed to entice inquisitive minds into the world of popular science. Although I did not write this book, I did contribute a foreword and would recommend it as an excellent tome for anybody who loves science. The text is very limited, but the pictures are amazing.

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