Marcus Peter Francis du Sautoy (/dʊ ˈsoʊtɔɪ/; born 26 August 1965) is a British mathematician, Simonyi Professor for the Public Understanding of Science at the University of Oxford, Fellow of New College, Oxford and author of popular mathematics and popular science books. He was previously a fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, Wadham College, Oxford and served as president of the Mathematical Association, an Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) senior media fellow, and a Royal Society University Research Fellow.
Books in order of publication:
The Music of the Primes – 2003
Finding Moonshine – 2007
Symmetry: A Journey into the Patterns of Nature – 2007
The Num8er My5teries: A Mathematical Odyssey Through Everyday Life
What We Cannot Know – 2016
The Great Unknown: Seven Journeys to the Frontiers of Science – 2016
The Creativity Code: How AI Is Learning to Write, Paint and Think – 2019
Thinking Better: The Art of the Shortcut – 2021
Around the World in 80 Games: A mathematician unlocks the secrets of the greatest games – 2023
Blueprints: How mathematics shapes creativity – 2025
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