Hakutulokset: Kirjoja kirjailijalta William Poundstone
yhteensä 29 hakutulosta
Fortune's Formula: The Untold Story of the Scientific Betting System That Beat the Casinos and Wall Street
In 1956 two Bell Labs scientists discovered the scientific formula for getting rich. One was mathematician Claude Shannon, neurotic father of our digital age, whose genius is …
Prisoner's Dilemma
"Both a fascinating biography of von Neumann, the Hungarian exile whose mathematical theories were building blocks for the A-bomb and the digital computer, and …
How Do You Fight a Horse-Sized Duck?
‘An entertaining book we can all enjoy… highly informative and amusing.’ Daily Mail ‘Full of valuable insight…this is a must-read for those looking to nail their next interview.’ …
The Doomsday Calculation: How an Equation That Predicts the Future Is Transforming Everything We Know about Life and the Universe
From the author of Are You Smart Enough to Work at Google?, a fascinating look at how an equation that foretells the future is transforming everything we know about life, business, …
Are You Smart Enough to Work at Google?
You are shrunk to the height of a penny and thrown in a blender. The blades start moving in sixty seconds. What do you do? If you want to work at Google, or any of the world’s top …
How to Predict Everything
How do you predict something that has never happened before? There's a useful calculation being employed by Wall Street, Silicon Valley and maths professors all over the world, and …
Labyrinths of Reason
Are You Smart Enough to Work at Google?
End of the Rainbow
A Look at Life in the Year 2060"e;The End of the Rainbow"e; details the scientific breakthroughs that have the potential to take humanity to a new age of abundance and …
Gaming the Vote: Why Elections Aren't Fair (and What We Can Do about It)
At least five U.S. presidential elections have been won by the second most popular candidate, but these results were not inevitable. In fact, such an unfair outcome need never …
Head in the Cloud
Never before have we had so much information at our fingertips. You might think that we are better-informed than ever, but there’s one thing we can’t ask Google: ‘What should I be …