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Geekspeak - Graham Tattersall

Geekspeak

Why Life + Mathematics = Happiness
Buch | Hardcover
256 Seiten
2007
Fourth Estate Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-00-726338-7 (ISBN)
CHF 26,15 inkl. MwSt
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The quirky offspring of ‘QI’ and ‘Freakonomics’, ‘Geekspeak’ melds ingenious statistical analysis with edifying trivia to explain away some curious facts of life.


Curiosity is our human birthright, and destiny. As a species we are to prone to think, ruminate, reflect, cogitate, deliberate and philosophise. We do all these things, and why? To explain away the world around us, to find solace in knowledge, to answer all those seeming unanswerables: why are we here? Is there a God? Is there life after death? How many slaves on treadmills does it take to power my kettle?


Yes, forget the Bible, ‘Geekspeak’ is the new oracle for 21st century living. Graham Tattersall, a confirmed and superior geek, has rescued maths from the prison of the classroom, imbued it with fresh new life, and put it to use in novel and unexpected ways. His ingenious, deceptively simple formula melds statistical analysis with personal experience and enlightening trivia to explain away some curious and oft-pondered mysteries of the world: how big is your vocabulary, how heavy is your house, do the dead outnumber the living, how powerful is a fly, how fast is a fart.


With its recipe of sophisticated mathematical techniques, witty anecdotes and startling amount of learning, ‘Geekspeak’ is an essential tool for impressing friends, sounding intelligent and better understanding the fascinating world in which we live. Maths has a new champion, and the Geeks a new King.

Dr Graham Tattersall is a freelance engineer working on projects as diverse as computer aided shoe fitting, fault analysis systems for trains, and enhancement of ultrasound images. He enjoys building houses, boats and working on engines, and lives in Suffolk with his (long suffering) wife.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 15.10.2007
Zusatzinfo 40 b/w illus, (Done by author)
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 141 x 209 mm
Gewicht 445 g
Themenwelt Literatur Comic / Humor / Manga
Sachbuch/Ratgeber Natur / Technik
Naturwissenschaften
ISBN-10 0-00-726338-4 / 0007263384
ISBN-13 978-0-00-726338-7 / 9780007263387
Zustand Neuware
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