01538nam a22002778i 4500001001900000003000600019005001700025007000300042008004100045015001900086016001800105020001800123024001800141035002200159035002400181040004800205041000800253050002200261100002500283245006900308260003700377300002400414520077000438650002701208650002501235991027296479007026UkOxU20251003093723.0t|250114s2025    enk           000 0 eng d  aGBC5203252bnb7 a3005212552Uk  a97817864976808 aCIPO000202556  a(OCoLC)1518009839  a(OCoLC)on1518009839  aUKMGBbengerdacUKMGBdOCLCOdAUXAMdUkOxU  aeng  aCB455 b.B37 2024  aBarker, Hugheauthor10aQuantum leapsb: how maths is shaping the futurec/ Hugh Barker.  aLondon :bAtlantic Books,c2025.  a320 pages ;c20 cm.  aFrom the author of Million Dollar Maths comes a fascinating and engaging look at the mathematics that lies behind our modern world.

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.

Beautifully written and full of ingenious examples, this book will make you realise how the modern world would be impossible without our formidable mathematical armoury. 0aDiscoveries in science 0aSciencexMathematics