Quantum Leaps

How Maths Drives Scientific Progress

Hugh Barker

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Murdoch Books
24 September 2024

Coding theory & cryptology; Mathematics & Sciences; Applied mathematics; Popular science; Engineering: general; Data encryption

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.

By: Hugh Barker
Imprint: Murdoch Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: Main
Dimensions: Height: 224mm, Width: 142mm, Spine: 28mm
Weight: 433g
ISBN: 9781786497666
ISBN 10: 1786497662
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 24 September 2024
Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , General/trade , ELT Advanced , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

INTRODUCTION: Maths, Technology and the Imagination CHAPTER 1: Where Are We Now? - The Maths of Location and Navigation CHAPTER 2: Robots and AI - How Maths Underpins the Horizons and Limits of Silicon Valley CHAPTER 3: Pattern Recognition - Why We All Need to Understand the Mathematics of Patterns and Algorithms CHAPTER 4: Behind the Wheel - Who's Going to Drive You Home? CHAPTER 5: Speed and Flight - Getting from A to B CHAPTER 6: Infinity and Beyond - The Maths of Space Travel CHAPTER 7: Talk About the Weather - From Calendars to Sunny Spells CHAPTER 8: Blah, Blah, Blah - The Maths of Global Warming and the Environment CHAPTER 9: The Internet, Cryptography and Social Media - How Maths Deals with the Interactive Human Race CHAPTER 10: Slices of Life - 3D Printing and Medical Notes CHAPTER 11: Taking the Red Pill - Computer Images, Games and Movies CHAPTER 12: The Infinite Future - How High-Tech Maths Will Continue to Build the Future

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.

Reviews for Quantum Leaps: How Maths Drives Scientific Progress

Great fun. A clear, original and highly readable account of the curious relationship between mathematics and money. * Professor Ian Stewart on Million Dollar Maths * Hugh Barker makes deep ideas fun and profitable. * William Poundstone on Million Dollar Maths *