Struck By Lightning Summary

"Struck by Lightning: the curious world of probabilities" is a book written in 2005 by Jeffrey S. Rosenthal, an award-winning Canadian statistician and author. Jeffrey S. Rosenthal graduated from Woburn Collegiate Institute in 1984, received his B.Sc. in mathematics, physics and computer science in Toronto in 1988. He later received his PhD in mathematics in Harvard University in 1992. He performs music and improv. comedy as well as being an author and supervisor of student projects. "Struck by Lightning: the curious world of probabilities" is a bestseller in Canada and was published in nine languages. These languages include English, Italian, German, Indian, Spanish, Chinese, Korean, Japanese, and Arabic. This book was number 9 on the National Post's non-fiction bestsellers list, number 7 on the Maclean's national non-fiction bestsellers list, and number 3 on the Calgary Herald non-fiction bestsellers list, just to name a few. This book is about probability and randomness in everyday life. The author intended to inform and entertain the audience without having to use much mathematics. In this book, he also explains how probability can lead to better decision making and getting silly. He explains what probability is and how we see it in everyday life without …show more content…
I really recommend this book to young readers like myself, it will enhance their mind with more knowledge than they ever thought, and it is such an interesting book that they are going to want to read it everywhere they go. As reported in this book, “While no one can predict uncertain events with certainty, we can at least understand certainty itself. “ (5) Probability is not just the likelihood of something happening; it provides a connection to the true, genuine, randomness that is part of astounding