Why Pi? (Big Questions) - Hardcover

Ball, Johnny

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0756651646 ISBN 13: 9780756651640

Publisher: DK Children, 2009

Synopsis

This entertaining follow-up to DK's popular Go Figure!, Why Pi? presents even more mind-bending ways to think about numbers. This time, author Johnny Ball focuses on how people have used numbers to measure things through the ages, from the ways the ancient Egyptians measured the pyramids to how modern scientists measure time and space.
Johnny Ball has hosted more than 20 UK children's television series about math and science. He is known for making math not just easy to understand, but genuinely fun and fascinating. His shows and videos earned him a New York international EMMY nomination, a BAFTA, and 10 other awards. He has written five children's books, including DK's Go Figure!, and an educational musical. His academic credentials include three honorary science doctorates and fellowship of the British Mathematical Association.

About this title

About the Author:

Johnny Ball is a television host who sought to make math more accessible for children through such programs as Think of a Number, Think of a Number, and Johnny Ball Reveals All. His books include Think of a Number, Go Figure!, Why Pi?, and Johnny Ball's Think Box.

Review:

"[An] extensive look at the history of measurement." – Booklist

About this edition

• Publisher: DK Children
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0756651646
• ISBN 13: 9780756651640
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 96