The Numbers Behind Numb3rs: Solving Crime with Mathematics

The Numbers Behind NUMB3RS

The companion to the hit CBS crime series Numb3rs presents the fascinating way mathematics is used to fight real-life crime

Using the popular CBS prime-time TV crime series Numb3rs as a springboard, Keith Devlin (known to millions of NPR listeners as the Math Guy on NPR’s Weekend Edition with Scott Simon) and Gary Lorden (the principal math advisor to Numb3rs) explain real-life mathematical techniques used by the FBI and other law enforcement agencies to catch and convict criminals. From forensics to counterterrorism, the Riemann hypothesis to image enhancement, solving murders to beating casinos, Devlin and Lorden present compelling cases that illustrate how advanced mathematics can be used in state-of-the-art criminal investigations.


About author(s)
Keith Devlin is a mathematician at Stanford University. He is a executive director of the H-STAR institute. He has written over 25 books and has published more than 80 research articles. He is the winner of the Pythagoras Prize, the Peano Prize, the Carl Sagan Award and the Joint Policy Board for Mathematics Communication Award.  Devlin is a World Economic Forum Fellow and a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. 

Gary Lorden holds a BS in mathematics from the California Institue of Technology and a PhD in Mathematics from Cornell University. He is the coauthor of The Numbers Behind NUMB3RS: Solving Crime with Mathematics.

The Numbers Behind NUMB3RS

The companion to the hit CBS crime series Numb3rs presents the fascinating way mathematics is used to fight real-life crime

Using the popular CBS prime-time TV crime series Numb3rs as a springboard, Keith Devlin (known to millions of NPR listeners as the Math Guy on NPR’s Weekend Edition with Scott Simon) and Gary Lorden (the principal math advisor to Numb3rs) explain real-life mathematical techniques used by the FBI and other law enforcement agencies to catch and convict criminals. From forensics to counterterrorism, the Riemann hypothesis to image enhancement, solving murders to beating casinos, Devlin and Lorden present compelling cases that illustrate how advanced mathematics can be used in state-of-the-art criminal investigations.


About author(s)
Keith Devlin is a mathematician at Stanford University. He is a executive director of the H-STAR institute. He has written over 25 books and has published more than 80 research articles. He is the winner of the Pythagoras Prize, the Peano Prize, the Carl Sagan Award and the Joint Policy Board for Mathematics Communication Award.  Devlin is a World Economic Forum Fellow and a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. 

Gary Lorden holds a BS in mathematics from the California Institue of Technology and a PhD in Mathematics from Cornell University. He is the coauthor of The Numbers Behind NUMB3RS: Solving Crime with Mathematics.

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