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Quantum Leaps: How Maths Drives Scientific Progress
Hugh Barker
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Description for Quantum Leaps: How Maths Drives Scientific Progress
hardcover.
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 is shaping the future. From green energy to 3-D printing and from quantum cryptography to machine learning, Quantum Leaps reveals the hidden mathematics ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2024
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781786497666
SKU
V9781786497666
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-10
About 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.
Reviews for Quantum Leaps: How Maths Drives Scientific Progress
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
Professor Ian Stewart on Million Dollar Maths
Hugh Barker makes deep ideas fun and profitable.
William Poundstone on Million Dollar Maths