Random Numbers Unveiled
The Secrets of Numbers That You Can't Predict but Can Rely On
$87.67
- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
28 February 2026
Summary
Random numbers are immensely important in scientific research, in economic decision making, in polling, gaming, and cryptography and algorithm design. Surprisingly, while many popular books in mathematics have been written about prime numbers, about □□, e, √-1, there exist no books for the general reader about random numbers. True, the subject of randomness as such has been the subject of several books, but random numbers are only mentioned, if at all, as a by-product. Given the immense theor…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781041073291 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1041073291 |
| Author: | George Szpiro |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Imprint: | CRC Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 28 February 2026 |
| Weight: | 440g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 156mm |
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“Who would have thought a book on random numbers would be more than randomly interesting? Author Szpiro draws readers in with clarity, wit and readily understood examples. Plenty of history, examples and some solid math for the cognoscenti!”
—Vint Cerf, Internet Pioneer
“Who would have thought a book on random numbers would be more than randomly interesting? Author Szpiro draws readers in with clarity, wit and readily understood examples. Plenty of history, examples and some solid math for the cognoscenti!”
—Vint Cerf, Internet Pioneer
“George Szpiro, has managed to explain, in his inimitable, gripping and engaging style, with bite-size chapters, the many facets of randomness. I learned so much from this little book!”
—Prof. Doron Zeilberger, Rutgers University
About The Author
George Szpiro
George Szpiro was born in Vienna and holds dual Swiss and Israeli citizenship. He earned an MSc in mathematics from the Swiss Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich, an MBA from Stanford University, and a doctorate in mathematical economics from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.
After working as a consultant with McKinsey and Company, Szpiro pursued an academic career. He conducted research and taught at the Wharton School (University of Pennsylvania) and the Hebrew University before changing careers again to become a foreign correspondent and mathematics columnist for the Swiss daily Neue Zürcher Zeitung. He reported from Israel for over twenty years and from New York for six years.
In addition to publishing two dozen academic papers in mathematics, statistics, economics, and genetic algorithms, Szpiro has authored nine books for general interest readers on mathematics, economics, and political science. He has received the Prix Média from the Swiss Academy of Natural Sciences, the Medienpreis of the German Mathematical Society, and was a finalist for the Descartes Prize of the European Union.
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