Do Dice Play God?, 9781781259443
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Explore uncertainty’s history: gambling, science, and the quest for certainty.

Do Dice Play God?

The Mathematics of Uncertainty

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    304 pages

  • Release Date

    3 August 2020

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Summary

Uncertainty is everywhere. It lurks in every consideration of the future—the weather, the economy, the sex of an unborn child. Even quantities we think that we know, such as populations or the transit of the planets, contain the possibility of error. It’s no wonder that, throughout history, we have attempted to produce rigidly defined areas of uncertainty—we prefer the surprise party to the surprise asteroid.

We began our quest to make certain an uncertain world by reading omens in li…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781781259443
ISBN-10:1781259445
Author:Professor Ian Stewart, Ian Stewart
Publisher:Profile Books Ltd
Imprint:Profile Books Ltd
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:304
Release Date:3 August 2020
Weight:220g
Dimensions:196mm x 128mm x 22mm
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Critics Review

Intriguing … a challenging but rewarding trip through a quantum world of uncertainties. * Publisher’s Weekly *Praise for Ian Stewart: Stewart is Britain’s most brilliant and prolific populariser of maths – Alex BelosThis is not pure maths. It is maths contaminated with wit, wisdom, and wonder … He guides us on a mind-boggling journey from the ultra trivial to the profound. Thoroughly entertaining * New Scientist *Humbling and inspiring. Stewart shows with his typical clarity how the power of pure thought has shaped our world for over two millennia. – Jim Al-Khalili, FRSThis is a superb Cabinet of Mathematical Curiosities that deserves a place with the classics of the genre * Mathematics Today *‘With captivating stories and his signature clarity, Ian Stewart shows us how math makes the world - and the rest of the universe - go round. – Steven Strogatz, Professor of Mathematics, Cornell University, and author of The Joy of XStewart has served up the instructive equivalent of a Michelin-starred tasting menu, or perhaps a smorgasbord of appetisers. And of course, appetisers are designed to give you an appetite for more. – Tim Radford * Guardian *

About The Author

Professor Ian Stewart

Ian Stewart is Professor Emeritus of Mathematics at the University of Warwick and the author of the bestseller Professor Stewart’s Cabinet of Mathematics Curiosities. His recent books include Significant Figures, Incredible Numbers, Seventeen Equations that Changed the World, Professor Stewart’s Casebook of Mathematical Mysteries and Calculating the Cosmos (all published by Profile). His app, Incredible Numbers, was published jointly by Profile and Touch Press in 2014. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society.

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