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The Secret Lives of Numbers
  • Published: 3 December 2024
  • ISBN: 9780241994351
  • Imprint: Penguin General UK
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 320
  • RRP: $30.00
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The Secret Lives of Numbers

A Global History of Mathematics & Its Unsung Trailblazers

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Paperback
3 Dec 2024
Hardback
17 Sept 2023
EBook
30 Mar 2023
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This revisionist, completely accessible and radically inclusive history of mathematics is as entertaining as it is important

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  • Published: 3 December 2024
  • ISBN: 9780241994351
  • Imprint: Penguin General UK
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 320
  • RRP: $30.00
Categories:

About the authors

Timothy Revell

Dr Timothy Revell is a journalist and lapsed mathematician. He is currently the Executive Editor for New Scientist and is based in London. As a reporter and editor, he specialises in technology and mathematics, covering everything from artificial intelligence to the Abel prize. He appears regularly on WNYC's Science Friday, as well as on other podcasts and radio to talk about the latest developments in science. He has a master's degree in mathematics and a Ph.D. in computer science. His first book was Man vs. Maths.
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