Now anyone can understand what the mathematical geniuses are thinking . . . .
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How topologists figured out the way to turn a smokestack into a bowling ball -- and why.
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How game theorists discovered that to elect the candidate of your choice you must sometimes vote for his opponent.
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How computer theorists intend to create a robot that will think for itself -- and do all the housework.
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How cryptographers have been laboring since 1822 to decipher a map that will lead to a buried treasure worth millions of dollars.
Archimedes' Revenge takes the reader on a guided tour of the world of contemporary mathematics and makes its infinite marvels comprehensible, relevant, and fun.
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