Weirdest Maths
At the Frontiers of Reason
$32.39
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
30 March 2021
Summary
Maths is everywhere, in everything. It’s in the finest margins of modern sport. It’s in the electrical pulses of our hearts and the flight of every bird. It is our key to secret messages, lost languages and perhaps even the shape of the universe of itself.
David Darling and Agnijo Banerjee reveal the mathematics at the farthest reaches of our world – from its role in the plots of novels to how animals employ numerical skills to survive. Along the way they explore what makes a genius, …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781786078056 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1786078058 |
| Author: | David Darling, Agnijo Banerjee |
| Publisher: | Oneworld Publications |
| Imprint: | Oneworld Publications |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 30 March 2021 |
| Weight: | 230g |
| Dimensions: | 19mm x 129mm x 198mm |
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Critics Review
‘The brilliant combination of an accomplished science writer and a young mathematical prodigy.’
‘The brilliant combination of an accomplished science writer and a young mathematical prodigy.’
– Bobby Seagull, author of The Life-Changing Magic of Numbers and co-presenter of Monkman & Seagull’s Genius Guide to BritainDavid Darling
David Darling is a science writer, astronomer and tutor. He is the author of nearly fifty books, including the bestselling Equations of Eternity. He lives in Dundee, Scotland.
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