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Michael Brooks is a science writer with a PhD in quantum physics, and…
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Praised as 'a wonder' by Tim Harford, Michael's book The Maths That Made Us is a fascinating journey through the history of civilisation that shows why maths is fundamental to our understanding of the world.
Despite studying maths at school, most of don't realise that geometry, calculus and algebra are the roots of art, architecture, government and almost every other aspect of our civilisation. From ancient Egytian priests to the Apollo astronauts and Babylonian tax collectors to juggling robots, join Michael Brooks and his extraordinary eccentric cast of characters in discovering how maths shaped the world around us.
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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…
The Art of More
Bestselling science writer Michael Brooks takes us on a fascinating journey through the history of civilisation, as he explains why maths is fundamental to our understanding of the world.
1, 2, 3 … ? The untrained brain isn’t wired for maths; beyond the number 3, it just sees ‘more’. So why bother learning it at all?
You might remember studying geometry, calculus, and algebra at school, but you probably didn’t realise — or weren’t taught — that these are the roots of art, architecture, government, and almost every other aspect of our civilisation. The mathematics of triangles enabled…
