Description:
Open a new portal into Shakespeare's words--and his Renaissance life--with math and numbers as your key
"Highly readable. . . . Shakespeare's surprising yet unsurprising mathematical sophistication led to some of his most creative feats."--Bloomberg
Brief description: Rob Eastaway has authored and coauthored several bestselling books that connect math with everyday life, including Why Do Buses Come in Threes? and How Many Socks Make a Pair? He is the director of Maths Inspiration, an interactive lecture program that has reached over 250,000 teenagers in the United Kingdom, New York, and Sydney. In 2017, he received the Zeeman Medal for excellence in the public communication of mathematics, and in 2025, he delivered the BSHM Gresham College Lecture on the subject of Shakespeare and mathematics. He lives in London.
Review Quotes: An entertaining look at what really counts in the tragedies, comedies and histories.-- "Boston Herald"