Colin Bruce
Author of Conned Again, Watson! Cautionary Tales of Logic, Math, and Probability
About the Author
Colin Bruce trained as a mathematical physicist and returned to the subject after detours in the defense and computing industries. He currently performs research for the European Space Agency and frequently writes about quantum physics and other science topics
Works by Colin Bruce
The Einstein Paradox and Other Science Mysteries Solved by Sherlock Holmes (1997) 212 copies, 4 reviews
Death in the East End 1 copy
EINSTEIN PARADOX 1 copy
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- Canonical name
- Bruce, Colin
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- UK
- Places of residence
- Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
- Occupations
- author
physicist - Organizations
- Oxford University Physics Society
Oxford University Scientific Society
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Statistics
- Works
- 16
- Also by
- 4
- Members
- 762
- Popularity
- #33,391
- Rating
- 3.5
- Reviews
- 12
- ISBNs
- 33
- Languages
- 7
I stumbled on this book years ago, and I loved it because it was such a beautiful presentation of some rather interesting math--especially for somebody who loved Sherlock Holmes. On a whim, I decided to see if our boys could learn anything from it. I was very surprised to find that my boys seemed to like it, and keep asking for more--they liked it better than the original Sherlock Holmes stories. Apparently this book is good not only for people who like a beautiful presentation of things they already know, but also for people who don't know the stuff yet.… (more)