The Perfect Bet

"An elegant and amusing account" of how gambling has been reshaped by the application of science and revealed the truth behind a lucky bet ( Wall Street Journal) . For the past 500 years, gamblers-led by mathematicians and scientists-have been trying to figure out how to pull the rug out from under Lady Luck. In The Perfect Bet , mathematician and award-winning writer Adam Kucharski tells the astonishing story of how the experts have succeeded, revolutionizing mathematics and science in the proc