Mathematical kixes

Mathematics is behind everything. Without mathematics, planes wouldn' t fly, computers wouldn' t work, and we wouldn' t be able to build tall buildings. And when something is absolutely everywhere, you can count on one thing: It' s only a matter of time before someone makes a big math mistake and something goes wrong. Matt Parker is a mathematician, science popularizer, comedian, and great storyteller all rolled into one, which suggests what kind of book you' re holding in your hands: An entertaining overview of the biggest mathematical mistakes in history and their unpredictable consequences.
You definitely won' t be bored: Did you know that the stock market almost collapsed because of a misspelled decimal point? That the plane had to make an emergency landing due to an incorrect unit conversion? And that a warship was left standing helpless in the middle of the ocean because someone forgot not to divide by zero? Or that Olympic athletes missed the biggest races of their lives just because a different calendar was used in their country? If you thought math wasn' t fun and had no use in everyday life, then beware – This is the biggest math mistake of your life!