Mapmatics

What an incredible book! I was completely blown away by the sheer depth and profound impact maps have on how we humans see things, find things, make decisions, and even play politics. Paulina Rowinska''s storytelling is pure magic , effortlessly bringing to life the history, science, and mind-bending mathematics behind it all. Truly, this book is an absolute gem!>

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Dr Paulina Rowinska has a PhD in Mathematics of Planet Earth from Imperial College London. Her 2017 TEDx talk ‘Let’s Have a Maths Party!’ explained that maths is all around us. Thanks to her science communication activities, in 2019 she received the Imperial College President’s Award for Excellence in Societal Engagement. Today, she creates interactive content for a leading innovative educational company, Brilliant. Mapmatics is her first book.

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?If you have ever wondered why an airliner bound from London to Los Angeles flies over Greenland, how we know what lies inside the Earth, or how computers correct errors, then this is for you' John Gribbin, author of Six Impossible Things

How does a delivery driver distribute hundreds of packages in a single day?
Why can maps help to win elections?
Where should we look for serial killers?
The answers lie in the crucial connection between maps and maths.

In Mapmatics, mathematician Dr Paulina Rowinska embarks on a fascinating journey to discover the mathematical foundations of cartography and cartographical influences on mathematics.

From a sixteenth-century map that remains an indispensable navigation tool on our phones to public transport maps that both guide and mislead passengers, she reveals how maps and maths shape not only our sense of space and time but also our worldview.

In entertaining stories, surprising real-world examples, maps, illustrations and a cast of unforgettable characters, Mapmatics helps us to appreciate the mathematical methods and ideas behind maps - and leaves us better equipped to look after them.

?A wonderfully readable adventure' Edward Brooke-Hitching, author of The Phantom Atlas
?This book blew my mind, again and again' Roma Agrawal, author of Built
?Entertaining, illuminating . . . An engaging look at a fascinating subject' New Scientist
?An expansive journey through time and place' The Observer