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Blueprints

By Marcus Du Sautoy

Blueprints

By Marcus Du Sautoy

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"A stunning book ... a thrilling read" (Peter Frankopan) that reveals how creative people can harness the profound and productive relationship between mathematics and the arts     When Shakespeare has the Three Witches cast Macbeth’s lot, he uses something very weird to do it: not simply “eye of newt and toe of frog,” but the number seven. And when Hamlet claims, “To be or not to be, that is the question,” Shakespeare reaches for eleven. For Shakespeare, prime numbers were magical. And he is not alone.    As Marcus du Sautoy showcases in Blueprints, creativity is inseparable from mathematics. The designs of Le Corbusier and Leonardo; the music of Glass, Bach, and Debussy; the wild visions of Dali, the choreography of Laban, the animation of Pixar—all are shot through with mathematics, from primes and fractals to the weirder worlds of Hamiltonian cycles and hyperbolic geometry. And Du Sautoy argues that the relationship runs both ways. Just as mathematics inspires new art, the artistic mindset is a necessity for discovering new mathematics.     Blueprints will expand your mind, but more importantly, it shows how to ignite your imagination. Anyone who wants to create needs this book. 
Product details
Number of Pages:
384
Release Date:
2025-09-09
Publication Date:
2025-09-09
Publisher:
Basic Books
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1541605691
ISBN13:
9781541605695
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
620 g
Height:
163 cm
Width:
242 cm
Thickness:
34 cm
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