The Indisputable Existence of Santa Claus
The Mathematics of Christmas
$32.12
- Hardcover
160 pages
- Release Date
15 November 2017
Summary
The updated edition of this dazzling, magical mathematical tour of the festive season with the most elegant mathematical solutions to your Christmas conundrums, from how to avoid a secret Santa disaster to how to win the festive family games.
How do you apply game theory to select who should be on your Christmas shopping list? Can you predict Her Majesty’s Christmas Message? Will calculations show Santa is getting steadily thinner - shimmying up and down chimneys for a whole night - o…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781784162740 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1784162744 |
| Author: | Hannah Fry, Dr Thomas Oléron Evans |
| Publisher: | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Imprint: | Black Swan |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 160 |
| Release Date: | 15 November 2017 |
| Weight: | 360g |
| Dimensions: | 20mm x 132mm x 202mm |
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Critics Review
Hannah Fry is quickly becoming the David Attenborough of maths.
Hannah Fry is quickly becoming the David Attenborough of maths. * Telegraph *
A smart, witty, original take on the festive season, with calculations and theories to help you prepare and solve your Christmas conundrums. * The Sun *
Just in case the charm and beauty of mathematical thinking has passed by some of your friends and family, they will be grateful for this slim volume in their stocking. The puzzles and games of Hannah Fry and Thomas Evans involving present-wrapping and Queen’s Speech bingo are but an entry drug for heady passages about the natureof truth and game theory. * New Scientist *
From the perfect Secret Santa gift to finally proving the existence of St Nick, a new book uses mathematics to crack the toughest festival conundrums. * Evening Standard *
The broadcaster and author of The Mathematics of Love teams up with a mathematician and writer for this intelligent stocking filler … sounds enormous fun. * Caroline Sanderson, The Bookseller *
Hannah Fry
Hannah Fry is Professor of the Public Understanding of Mathematics at Cambridge University. She is loved for her joyful ability to bring complex ideas to life with her signature sass, wit and warmth.
Her broadcasting work includes:
- The Rest is Science (Goalhanger)
- AI Confidential with Hannah Fry (BBC Two)
- The Future With Hannah Fry (Bloomberg - Emmy winning)
- The Secret Genius of Modern Life (BBC Two)
- Infinite Explorer (Nat Geo)
- Curious Cases (BBC Radio 4)
- Making Sense of Cancer (BBC Two - Grierson winning)
She has written numerous articles for The New Yorker and is the author of multiple bestsellers including:
- A Complete Guide to Absolutely Everything
- The Mathematics of Love
- Hello World
In 2026 she was selected as one of Time magazine’s top 100 Creators and was awarded the Leelavati Prize for outstanding contributions to increasing public understanding of mathematics.
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