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Michael Brooks at Newcastle Books on Tyne Festival

You might remember studying geometry, calculus, and algebra at school. But you probably never learned that these are more than exam subjects. The truth is, they are the roots of art, architecture, government, and almost every other aspect of our civilisation. With the help of an extraordinary cast – including ancient Egyptian priests, Apollo astronauts, Babylonian tax collectors and juggling robots – best-selling science writer Michael Brooks will explain how the power of numbers has shaped human history.

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The Maths That Made Us

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…

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