Johnny Ball first rose to fame as a comedian in the late 1960s, appearing on Val Doonican and Harry Secomb's TV Shows. In the late 1970s and 80s he became TV's best-loved mathematician, presenting the iconic Think of a Number for the BBC and Johnny Ball Reveals All on ITV. He has since produced numerous science-related musicals and lectures regularly.

About the Author

Johnny Ball first rose to fame as a comedian in the late 1960s, appearing on Val Doonican and Harry Secomb's TV Shows. In the late 1970s and 80s he became TV's best-loved mathematician, presenting the iconic Think of a Number for the BBC and Johnny Ball Reveals All on ITV. He has since produced numerous science-related musicals and lectures regularly.

Reviews

'What a cracking book! It's a fabulous jewel box of teasers, you can open any page and be hooked,' Kjartan Poskitt, author of the Murderous Maths series