Quantum Leaps

Name: Quantum Leaps
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SKU: 9781786497666
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How Maths Drives Scientific Progress

By Hugh Barker

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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... Read More

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Quantum Leaps

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Quantum Leaps

Discover the hidden maths behind every modern technology.

Description

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.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781786497666

Publisher: Atlantic Books

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 04 July 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Atlantic Books

Edition: Main

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 28.0mm

Width: 142.0mm

Height: 224.0mm

Weight: 433g

Pages: 320

Collections

Computing & Technology Education & Reference Engineering, Technology & Agriculture Hugh Barker Non-Fiction Science & Nature

About the Author

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.