Quantum leaps : how maths drives scientific progress
Barker, Hugh2024
Book
"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 written and full of ingenious examples, this book will make you realise how the modern world be impossible without our formidable mathematical armoury"--Publisher's description.
Main title:
Quantum leaps : how maths drives scientific progress / Hugh Barker.
Author:
Barker, Hugh, author
Imprint:
London : Atlantic Books, 2024.©2024
Collation:
313 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Contents:
Introduction: maths, technology and the imaginationWhere are we now?: the maths of location and navigationRobots and AI: how maths underpins the horizons and limits of Silicon ValleyPattern recognition: why we all need to understand the mathematics of patterns and algorithmsBehind the wheel: who's going to drive you home?Speed and flight: getting from A to BInfinity and beyond: the maths of space travelTalk about the weather: from calendars to sunny spellsBlah, blah, blah: the maths of global warming and the environmentThe internet, cryptography and social media: how maths deals with the interactive human raceSlices of life: 3D printing and medical notesTaking the red pill: computer images, games and moviesThe infinite future: how high-tech maths might build the future.
ISBN:
9781786497666 (hardback)
Dewey class:
510
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
474606