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Michael Brooks
Michael Brooks is a science writer with a PhD in quantum physics, and…
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Michael Brooks is a bestselling science writer, the author of The Quantum Astrologer’s Handbook and co-host of the Eureka podcast with Rick Edwards.
Praised as ‘a wonder’ by Tim Harford, his 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.
Michael has the power to change how a whole room feels about maths, and can deliver an entertaining talk where he reveals the fascinating stories from the book – like how accounting started the French Revolution or how calculus won the Allies the Second World War – inspiring a new love and appreciation of maths for those who think they hate it.
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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…
