{"product_id":"number-mysteries-paperback","title":"Number Mysteries - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarcus Du Sautoy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery time we download music, take a flight across the Atlantic or talk on our cell phones, we are relying on great mathematical inventions. In\u003ci\u003e The Number Mysteries\u003c\/i\u003e, one of our generation's foremost mathematicians Marcus du Sautoy offers a playful and accessible examination of numbers and how, despite efforts of the greatest minds, the most fundamental puzzles of nature remain unsolved. Du Sautoy tells about the quest to predict the future--from the flight of asteroids to an impending storm, from bending a ball like Beckham to forecasting population growth. He brings to life the beauty behind five mathematical puzzles that have contributed to our understanding of the world around us and have helped develop the technology to cope with it. With loads of games to play and puzzles to solve, this is a math book for everyone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarcus du Sautoy\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of mathematics at the University of Oxford and currently holds the same chair that Richard Dawkins once did. He is active in reaching out the public, speaking at TED Conferences, writing for \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e (London) and \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian, \u003c\/i\u003e and has appeared in specials on both BBC and PBS. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Music of the Primes\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSymmetry: A Journey into the Patterns of Nature\u003c\/i\u003e. He has been named one of the UK's leading scientists by \u003ci\u003eThe Independent on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e and in 2001 he won the Berwick Prize of the London Mathematical Society, which is awarded every two years to reward the best mathematical research by a mathematician under forty.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.3 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 24, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51762706907424,"sku":"9780230113848","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/be34ada73138011d2eecbed7c1681c09.webp?v=1780223930","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/number-mysteries-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}