{"product_id":"blueprints-how-mathematics-shapes-creativity","title":"Blueprints: How mathematics shapes creativity","description":"DESCRIPTION : \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e*A \u003cem\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/em\u003e and Waterstones Book of the Year 2025*\u003c\/p\u003e           \u003cp\u003e             \u003cstrong\u003eMany artists are unaware of the mathematics that bubble beneath their craft, while some consciously use it for inspiration. Our instincts might tell us that these two subjects are incompatible forces with nothing in common, but what if we’re wrong? \u003c\/strong\u003e           \u003c\/p\u003e           \u003cp\u003eMarcus du Sautoy, acclaimed mathematician and Simonyi Professor for the Public Understanding of Science at the University of Oxford, looks to art, music, design and literature to uncover the key mathematical structures that underpin both human creativity and the natural world.\u003c\/p\u003e           \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlueprints\u003c\/em\u003e takes us from the earliest stone circles to the modernist architecture of Le Corbusier, from Bach’s circular compositions to Radiohead’s disruptive soundscapes, and from Shakespeare’s hidden numerical clues to the Dada artists who embraced randomness. Instead of polar opposites we find a complementary relationship that spans a vast historical and geographic landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e           \u003cp\u003eWhether we are searching for meaning in an abstract painting or deciphering poetry, there are blueprints everywhere: prime numbers, symmetry, fractals and the weirder worlds of Hamiltonian cycles and hyperbolic geometry. Nature similarly exploits these structures to achieve the wonders of our universe.\u003c\/p\u003e           \u003cp\u003eIn this innovative and delightfully bold exploration of creativity, Marcus explains how we make art, why a creative mindset is vital for discovering new mathematics and how a fundamental connection to the natural world intrinsically links these two subjects.\u003c\/p\u003e           \u003cp\u003e‘\u003cem\u003eBlueprints\u003c\/em\u003e is an extraordinary book which shows us how mathematics and art are connected through structures. Du Sautoy shows us how to bridge the divide of science and the humanities and proves that we can only face and solve the big challenges of the twenty-first century if we go beyond the fear of pooling knowledge’ \u003cstrong\u003eHans Ulrich Obrist, Artistic Director, Serpentine Galleries\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePRODUCT DETAILS : \u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd colspan=\"2\"\u003eISBN : 9780008685034 \u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd colspan=\"2\"\u003eBY (AUTHOR) du Sautoy, Marcus \u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePUBLISHER : HarperCollins Publishers  \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePUBLICATION DATE : May 07, 2026 \u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCOUNTRY OF PUBLICATION : United Kingdom \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIMPRINT : Fourth Estate Ltd \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLANGUAGE : English \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAGE : General \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd colspan=\"2\"\u003ePRODUCT FORM : Paperback \/ softback \u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003eDIMENSION : 198 mm x 129 mm \u003cbr\u003eWEIGHT : 340 g \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePRODUCT CATEGORY :\u003cbr\u003e    \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookazine-hong-kong.myshopify.com\/collections\/Lifestyle-Hobbies-Leisure\"\u003eLifestyle, Hobbies \u0026amp; Leisure\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookazine-hong-kong.myshopify.com\/collections\/Mathematics-Science\"\u003eMathematics \u0026amp; Science\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookazine-hong-kong.myshopify.com\/collections\/Philosophy-Religion\"\u003ePhilosophy \u0026amp; Religion\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookazine-hong-kong.myshopify.com\/collections\/The-Arts\"\u003eThe Arts\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"du Sautoy, Marcus","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49937788928277,"sku":"9780008685034","price":154.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0272\/7087\/3174\/files\/9780008685034.jpg?v=1779788203","url":"https:\/\/bookazine.com.hk\/products\/blueprints-how-mathematics-shapes-creativity","provider":"Bookazine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}