“The ability of mathematicians to see into the future has endowed those who understand the language of numbers with enormous power. From ancient astronomers being able to predict the movements of planets in the night sky to today's hedge fund managers predicting changes in stock market prices, they have all used mathematics to understand the future. The power of mathematics is that it can guarantee one hundred percent certainty about the properties of the world.” Marcus du SautoyProfessor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford, Simonyi Chair, succeeding Richard Dawkins, Marcus du Sautoy takes you on an unforgettable journey through the strange and surprising areas of science that underpin every aspect of our lives. In pdf A4 format, the original design is preserved.< /p>