Thinking In Numbers, Daniel Tammet
Thinking In Numbers, Daniel Tammet
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Thinking In Numbers
On Life, Love, Meaning, and Math

Author: Daniel Tammet

Narrator: Daniel Tammet

Unabridged: 9 hr 18 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/30/2013

Synopsis

The irresistibly engaging book that "enlarges one's wonder at Tammet's mind and his all-embracing vision of the world as grounded in numbers" (Oliver Sacks, MD).

Thinking in Numbers is the book that Daniel Tammet, mathematical savant and bestselling author, was born to write. In Tammet's world, numbers are beautiful and mathematics illuminates our lives and minds. Using anecdotes, everyday examples, and ruminations on history, literature, and more, Tammet allows us to share his unique insights and delight in the way numbers, fractions, and equations underpin all our lives.

Inspired variously by the complexity of snowflakes, Anne Boleyn's eleven fingers, and his many siblings, Tammet explores questions such as why time seems to speed up as we age, whether there is such a thing as an average person, and how we can make sense of those we love. His provocative and inspiring new book will change the way you think about math and fire your imagination to view the world with fresh eyes.

Author Bio

Daniel Tammet grew up in London and briefly taught English as a second language in Lithuania. He has been extensively studied at California's Center for Brain Studies and at the Cambridge Autism Research Centre. Today he lives with his partner Neil in Southeast England, and raises money for charities to help people with neurological disorders.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kara on June 08, 2013

I can’t resist picking up mathy books when I’m in a bookstore. As a mathematician, I love broadening my knowledge about the field—and seeing what passes for “popular mathematics” these days. Thinking in Numbers is a slim volume that promises to “change the way you think about maths and fire your ima......more

Goodreads review by Jessica on September 11, 2013

When it comes to math and numbers, generally speaking, I am not a fan. I'm a word girl. And yet, in THINKING IN NUMBERS, Daniel Tammet has found a way to help me appreciate the complexity, the magic and, yes, even the beauty he sees in numbers. Early on in this book of essays, Tammet put math into t......more

Goodreads review by Shannon on June 30, 2015

Speechless. So here are some quotes. Epigraph: "Like all great rationalists you believed in things that were twice as incredible as theology." ~Halldor Laxness "the play between numerical concepts saturates the way we experience the world." (xvii) "Like works of literature, mathematical ideas help expa......more

Goodreads review by Rupert on August 12, 2014

This is a philosophy book, a psychology book, an autobiography and a history book. But ultimately it's not a maths book, despite what the cover claims. Sure, it dabbles in numbers and multiplication somewhat, but nothing beyond basic primary school level. I'm all for encouraging learning in areas whe......more

Goodreads review by James on July 15, 2015

Interesting and poetic. Caveat: much of this book is about numbers, but very little of it is about math. Its main value is the insight it offers into the author's differently-functioning brain. I'm unable to quit without mentioning that the author fell into a couple of mathematical errors. The first......more

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