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Ian Stewart is Professor Emeritus of Mathematics at the University of Warwick and the author of the bestseller Professor Stewart's Cabinet of Mathematical Curiosities. His recent books include Do Dice Play God?, Significant Figures, Incredible Numbers and Seventeen Equations that Changed the World (all published by Profile). He is a Fellow of the Royal Society.
Praise for Ian Stewart: Stewart is Britain's most brilliant and prolific populariser of maths -- Alex Bellos Humbling and inspiring. Stewart shows with his typical clarity how the power of pure thought has shaped our world for over two millennia -- Jim Al-Khalili * FRS * Stewart has served up the instructive equivalent of a Michelin-starred tasting menu -- Tim Radford * Guardian * This is not pure maths. It is maths contaminated with wit, wisdom, and wonder ... A mind-boggling journey from the ultra trivial to the profound * New Scientist * Richly informative [and] revealing ... If you believe mathematics offers little of practical use, Stewart is back to show you the error of your ways * Kirkus * This is a superb Cabinet of Mathematical Curiosities that deserves a place with the classics of the genre. * Mathematics Today * With captivating stories and his signature clarity, Ian Stewart shows us how math makes the world - and the rest of the universe - go round. -- Steven Strogatz, Professor of Mathematics, Cornell University Intriguing ... [Do Dice Play God? is] a challenging but rewarding trip through a quantum world of uncertainties. -- Publishers' Weekly The innumerate will struggle, but every reader will encounter gems and jolts in this expert analysis of probability * Kirkus * [An] engaging history ... [Stewart] at his best -- Tom Whipple * Times * [An] entertaining guide * Wall Street Journal *
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