Quantum Leaps: How Maths Drives Scientific Progress

by Hugh Barker

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, High Tech Maths reveals the hidden mathematics in modern technology.Beautifully...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1786497662
• ISBN13: 9781786497666
• Release Date: July 2024
• Publisher: Atlantic Books (UK)
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.6" x 8.6"