Alex's Adventures in Numberland

Dispatches from the Wonderful World of Mathematics

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Author:

Bellos, Alex

ISBN:

978-0-7475-9716-2

Publication Date:

May 2010

Publisher:

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

Book Format:

Hardback

List Price:

AUD $49.99

Book Description:

A hugely enjoyable, brilliantly researched explanation of the basic principles of maths.

Book Details

Pages:	448
Detailed Subjects:	Mathematics / Essays
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):	15.9 x 23.4 x 4 cm
Book Weight:	0.734 Kilograms

Author Biography

Bellos, Alex (Author)

Alex Bellos is the bestselling author of ;i>Alex's Adventures in Numberland;/i>, which was shortlisted for the BBC Samuel Johnson Prize. He is the i>Guardian's maths-blogger, and has worked for the paper in London and Rio de Janeiro as its unusually numerate foreign correspondent. He is a curator- in-residence at the Science Museum and has a degree in Mathematics and Philosophy from the University of Oxford.

He made the shortlist for the 2015 Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books with his title, Alex through the Looking-Glass: How Life Reflects Numbers and Numbers Reflect Life.

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