"The Simpsons and their mathematical secrets" - the funniest book of the most complex mathematics

Through this book, you find yourself in a wonderful world where mathematics - people with the coolest sense of humor, and the most ridiculous joke is based on Fermat's theorem.

Simon Singh

Popularizer of science, the author of the bestseller "Fermat's Last Theorem" and the "Big Bang."

The book "The Simpsons and their mathematical secrets"- a story about the interesting reference to mathematical theories, which are found in the most popular animated series in history.

We always knew that the creation of "The Simpsons" - a difficult process that requires time, finances and work of the most outstanding minds. After reading the book, you will learn that these minds are really the best: in the list of the writers of "The Simpsons" includes talented and brilliant mathematicians who prefer writing science.

Each section of the book reveals the secret of several jokes along the way introducing us to their creators. Acquaintance, I must say, very pleasant. David Cohen, Al Jean, Jeff Westbrook and Stuart Burns - exceptional people, possessing academic degrees and a great sense of humor. Each one of them had to make a choice: to dedicate his life to science or still to write, make jokes and fun.

Between the stories of the life of writers - a detailed explanation of the jokes of the series, with many illustrations. Detailed - does not mean boring.

Sophisticated statistical theorems and laws light stroke of a pen at first turned into a bright joke of "The Simpsons", and then - in the part of this book.

There is a book and "exams", which help to test how well you know math jokes. Several chapters are devoted to jokes from "Futurama", the second child of the creators of "The Simpsons."

It seems that explain how the joke becomes funny, it is impossible: the magic is lost. But not in this case. Simon Singh succeeds incredible, as if taking the reader by the hand, it entails a world where algebra, geometry, logic and statistics - only tools to help perfect joke.

A special pleasure - the description of amusing episodes associated with the creation and incarnation of scientific jokes. For example, talking about how to do a series with Stephen Hawking, writer Matt Selman recalled, there was a problem at the stage of recording. As is known, Hawking can not speak on their own, for him, it makes a special synthesizer. Scientist copes with voice, text typing on the keyboard. However, one of the replicas was non-existent word "Frutopia". voice synthesizer, Hawking did not know him, so I had to find a way to write the word on the sounds.

Should take note that we have invited the most brilliant man in the world and used his time to write the word "Frutopia" means the individual syllables.

Matt Selman, screenwriter

I have books and disadvantage. Only one, but quite large. The problem is that a lot of jokes in the animated series, and the book is built not only on mathematical concepts, but also to play on words. And since these puns almost impossible to translate, to explain some of the jokes are given in brackets in the English language.

Therefore, the book will remain partially closed to those who do not know English. It's a shame and what a little gamble on reading prevents permanent internal language switching.

The rest of the book is beautiful. The only reason it is not read - is a complete lack of interest in humor and science. Because "The Simpsons" and you can not love, but a good joke appreciate everything.

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