Michael Brooks

The Maths That Made Us (Bok)

Quadratic equations, Pythagoras' theorem, imaginary numbers, and pi - you may remember studying these at school, but did anyone ever explain why? Never fear - bestselling science writer, and your new favourite maths teacher, Michael Brooks, is here to help. In The Maths That Made Us, Brooks reminds us of the wonders of numbers: how they enabled explorers to travel far across the seas and astronomers to map the heavens; how they won wars and halted the HIV epidemic; how they are responsible for the design of your home and almost everything in it, down to the smartphone in your pocket. His clear explanations of the maths that built our world, along with stories about where it came from and how it shaped human history, will engage and delight.



From ancient Egyptian priests to the Apollo astronauts, and Babylonian tax collectors to juggling robots, join Brooks and his extraordinarily eccentric cast of characters in discovering how maths made us who we are today.

Författare:	Michael Brooks
Titel:	The Maths That Made Us
Typ:	Bok
Kategori:	Böcker/Övrigt
Releasedatum:	2022-09-08
Registreringsdatum:	2024-07-22
Artikelnummer:	772122
Lagerstatus:	Beställningsvara Leveranstid: från 14 vardagar
EAN:	9781913348984
ISBN:	1913348984
Språk:	Engelska
Bandtyp:	Pocket
Mått(BxHxD):	129x198x20 mm
Omfång:	336 sidor
Vikt:	262 gram
Titel:	The Maths That Made Us
Förlag:	Faber & Faber