Quantum Leaps
how maths drives scientific progress
$64.27
- Hardcover
320 pages
- Release Date
23 September 2024
Summary
Quantum Leaps: Unveiling the Mathematics Shaping Our Future
From the author of Million Dollar Maths comes a fascinating and engaging look at the mathematics that lies behind our modern world. How does Google know what you want to type? How did humans first reach the moon? Could we ever have a supercomputer the size of a pinhead?
In this thrilling numerical journey, Hugh Barker explores how mathematics has helped to build the technology of today, and the fascinating ways it i…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781786497666 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1786497662 |
| Author: | Hugh Barker |
| Publisher: | Atlantic Books |
| Imprint: | Atlantic Books |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 23 September 2024 |
| Weight: | 433g |
| Dimensions: | 224mm x 142mm x 28mm |
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Great fun. A clear, original and highly readable account of the curious relationship between mathematics and money. * Professor Ian Stewart on Million Dollar Maths *Hugh Barker makes deep ideas fun and profitable. * William Poundstone on Million Dollar Maths *
About The Author
Hugh Barker
Hugh Barker is a non-fiction author and editor; as the latter he has edited several successful popular maths books, including A Slice of Pi. Hugh is a keen amateur mathematician and was accepted to study maths at Cambridge University aged 16.
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