num_pages: 288
description: A stunning rumination on math and numbers from the bestselling author of Born on a Blue Day.Thinking In Numbers is the book that Daniel Tammet bestselling author and mathematical savant was born to write. In Tammet's world numbers are beautiful and mathematics illuminates our lives and minds. Using anecdotes everyday examples and ruminations on history literature and more Tammet allows us to share his unique insights and delight in the way numbers fractions and equations underpin all our lives. Inspired by the complexity of snowflakes Anne Boleyn's eleven fingers or his many siblings Tammet explores questions such as why time seems to speed up as we age whether there is such a thing as an average person and how we can make sense of those we love. Thinking In Numbers will change the way you think about math and fire your imagination to see the world with fresh eyes.
language: English
title: Thinking In Numbers: On Life, Love, Meaning, and Math
publisher: Little, Brown and Company