Quantum Leaps
How Maths Drives Scientific Progress
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Atlantic Books (Verlag)
978-1-78649-766-6 (ISBN)
Atlantic Books (Verlag)
978-1-78649-766-6 (ISBN)
Discover the hidden maths behind every modern technology.
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 in modern technology.
Beautifully written and full of ingenious examples, this book will make you realise how the modern world would be impossible without our formidable mathematical armoury.
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 in modern technology.
Beautifully written and full of ingenious examples, this book will make you realise how the modern world would be impossible without our formidable mathematical armoury.
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.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 17.08.2022 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 142 x 224 mm |
| Gewicht | 433 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik |
| Informatik ► Theorie / Studium ► Kryptologie | |
| Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Angewandte Mathematik | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-78649-766-2 / 1786497662 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-78649-766-6 / 9781786497666 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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