Quantum leaps : how maths drives scientific progress
Barker, Hugh2024
Books, Manuscripts
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, 'Quantum Leaps' reveals the hidden mathematics in modern technology.
Main title:
Quantum leaps : how maths drives scientific progress / Hugh Barker.
Author:
Barker, Hugh, author
Imprint:
London : Atlantic Books, 2024.
Collation:
320 pages ; 22 cm
ISBN:
9781786497666 (hbk)
Dewey class:
501.51501.51 BAR
Language:
English
BRN:
3805639