The Perfect Bet: How Science and Math Are Taking the Luck Out of Gambling
Autor Adam Kucharskien Limba Engleză Paperback – 25 sep 2017
"An
elegant
and
amusing
account....
Anyone
planning
to
enter
a
casino
or
place
an
online
bet
would
be
advised
to
keep
this
book
handy."
--Wall
Street
Journal
For
the
past
500
years,
gamblers-led
by
mathematicians
and
scientists-have
been
trying
to
figure
out
how
to
pull
the
rug
out
from
under
Lady
Luck.
InThe
Perfect
Bet,
mathematician
and
award-winning
writer
Adam
Kucharski
tells
the
astonishing
story
of
how
the
experts
have
succeeded,
revolutionizing
mathematics
and
science
in
the
process.
The
house
can
seem
unbeatable.
Kucharski
shows
us
just
why
it
isn't.
Even
better,
he
demonstrates
how
the
search
for
the
perfect
bet
has
been
crucial
for
the
scientific
pursuit
of
a
better
world.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781541697232
ISBN-10: 1541697235
Pagini: 288
Dimensiuni: 210 x 133 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.23 kg
Editura: BASIC BOOKS
Colecția Basic Books
ISBN-10: 1541697235
Pagini: 288
Dimensiuni: 210 x 133 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.23 kg
Editura: BASIC BOOKS
Colecția Basic Books
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Notă biografică
Adam
Kucharskiis
an
assistant
professor
in
mathematical
modeling
at
the
London
School
of
Hygiene
and
Tropical
Medicine
and
an
award-winning
science
writer.
He
studied
at
the
University
of
Warwick
before
completing
a
PhD
in
mathematics
at
the
University
of
Cambridge.
The
winner
of
the
2012
Wellcome
Trust
Science
Writing
Prize,
Kucharski
lives
in
London.
Recenzii
"An
elegant
and
amusing
account...
Anyone
planning
to
enter
a
casino
or
place
an
online
bet
would
be
advised
to
keep
this
book
handy."—Wall
Street
Journal
"This book is full of magic. It's brimming with clever people and clever ideas."—New Scientist
"Beautifully written, solidly researched, and full of surprises."—New York Times' Numberplay blog
"Brilliant new book."—CardsChat
"This book is full of magic. It's brimming with clever people and clever ideas."—New Scientist
"Beautifully written, solidly researched, and full of surprises."—New York Times' Numberplay blog
"Brilliant new book."—CardsChat