Quantum Leaps
How Maths is Shaping the Future
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Atlantic Books
Publishing:1st May '25
£10.99
This title is due to be published on 1st May, and will be despatched as soon as possible.

From the author of Million Dollar Maths comes a fascinating and engaging look at how mathematics is shaping our modern world, and what the future might hold.
How do AI and robots get smarter?
What are the limits of space travel?
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 our future. From green energy to 3D printing and from quantum cryptography to machine learning, Quantum Leaps reveals where we're heading, and how it would be impossible to get there without our formidable mathematical armoury.
Great fun. A clear, original and highly readable account of the curious relationship between mathematics and money. * Professor Ian Stewart on Million Dollar Maths *
Hugh Barker makes deep ideas fun and profitable. * William Poundstone on Million Dollar Maths *
ISBN: 9781786497680
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: unknown
320 pages
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