Uncover the language of our universe - numbers - in this wide-ranging
whistle-stop tour of the history and majesty of mathematics.
Our world simply wouldn't function if we didn't have numbers. But where
do they come from? Why do we cut cake the wrong way? How can there be
different sizes of infinity?
All these questions and more are answered in this engaging romp through
the history of numbers by acclaimed science writer, Colin Stuart. From
the mathematicians who have (and haven't) shouted 'Eureka!' to the
theories that affect and inform our everyday lives; Numbers shows us
that maths was never boring - we were just being taught it in the wrong
way.
Consisting of ten bite-sized essays, there's no better guide to this
fundamental science.