Humble Pi: A Comedy of Maths Errors by Matt ParkerMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Hooter: Anecdotes where Math and Engineering mistakes have let to a lot unintended consequences.
Starting on a high with the Pepsi and the Harrier fighter jet story to meandering through some not so fascinating ordeals with math, Matt Parker manages to pack in a wide assortment of errors and outcomes that can be attributed to math and engineering. From a miscalculated drilling zone leading to an entire freshwater lake disappearing and turning the flow of a tributary, to space disasters, there is a wide range of stories he covers leveraging the theme of calendars, Microsoft Excel and construction engineering gotchas. Some anecdotes seem forced into the narrative , others make for an ahaa moment so stay tuned for a lucky roll of dice as you get through them.
Any problem solver would love this light yet mindful read especially as an engineer because its often the molehill of errors that bring down a mountain.
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