- Published: 5 July 2022
- ISBN: 9780241585580
- Imprint: Allen Lane
- Format: Trade Paperback
- Pages: 352
- RRP: $40.00
Fantastic Numbers and Where to Find Them
A Journey to the Edge of Physics
- Published: 5 July 2022
- ISBN: 9780241585580
- Imprint: Allen Lane
- Format: Trade Paperback
- Pages: 352
- RRP: $40.00
This delightful book purports to be about numbers, but is really a window onto the astonishing scope and scale of the universe in which we live. You will be amazed at the mind-bending ideas science has proposed in order to grasp reality, and be impressed that our minds are able to bend that far
Sean Carroll, author of SOMETHING DEEPLY HIDDEN
This is an extraordinary book. Tony Padilla has been able to weave a remarkable set of mathematical facts into a mesmerising story that kept me gripped throughout. He has an intensity and passion that I haven't seen for a long time in popular science
Pedro G. Ferreira, author of THE PERFECT THEORY
It was said of the famous Indian mathematician Ramanujan that he knew every number as his personal friend. If you'd like to get to know some of the most charismatic of these characters then Antonio Padilla has written a beautiful Who's Who of the world of numbers and their role in the make-up of our universe
Marcus du Sautoy, author of THINKING BETTER
An irreverent tour of extraordinary numbers in physics, big, small and bafflingly infinite. Be amazed as physicist and YouTube star Tony Padilla reveals the inner workings of reality
New Scientist
An exceptional compilation of modern mathematics and its real-world applications... A fast-paced and dramatic telling of the history of mathematics that is ultimately concerned with convincing us why we should care... Perusing this book will leave readers with awe, enough fun facts for many cocktail parties, and a deep appreciation for mathematicians like Padilla who can explain how understanding a googolplex leads us to the existence of doppelgängers
Brianne Kane, Scientific American