Simon Lehna Singh, MBE (born 1 January 1964) is a British author who has specialised in writing about mathematical and scientific topics in an accessible manner. His written works include [amazon_link id=”0385493622″ target=”_blank” ]Fermat’s Last Theorem[/amazon_link] (in the United States titled [amazon_link id=”0385493622″ target=”_blank” ]Fermat’s Enigma: The Epic Quest to Solve the World’s Greatest Mathematical Problem[/amazon_link]), [amazon_link id=”0385495323″ target=”_blank” ]The Code Book[/amazon_link] (about cryptography and its history), Big Bang (about the Big Bang theory and the origins of the universe) and [amazon_link id=”0393066614″ target=”_blank” ]Trick or Treatment? Alternative Medicine on Trial[/amazon_link] (about complementary and alternative medicine).He has also produced documentaries and works for television to accompany his books, is a trustee of NESTA, the National Museum of Science and Industry and co-founded the Undergraduate Ambassadors Scheme.

In 2008, Singh was unsuccessfully sued for libel by the British Chiropractic Association for criticising their activities in a column in The Guardian. A “furious backlash” to the lawsuit resulted in the filing of formal complaints of false advertising against more than 500 individual chiropractors within one 24 hour period, with one national chiropractic organisation ordering its members to take down their websites, and Nature Medicine noting that the case had gathered wide support for Singh, as well as prompting calls for the reform of English libel laws. On 1 April 2010, Simon Singh won his court appeal for the right to rely on the defence of fair comment. On 15 April 2010, the BCA officially withdrew its lawsuit, ending the case.