9780762419227
God Created the Integers: The Mathematical Breakthroughs That Changed History
Stephen Hawking
ISBN 13: 9780762419227
Publisher: Running Pr Book Pub
Publication Date: 2005
Binding: Hardcover
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Bestselling author and physicist Stephen Hawking explores the "masterpieces" of mathematics, 25 landmarks spanning 2,500 years and representing the work of 15 mathematicians, including Augustin Cauchy, Bernard Riemann, and Alan Turing. This extensive anthology allows readers to peer into the mind of genius by providing them with excerpts from the original mathematical proofs and results. It also helps them understand the progression of mathematical thought, and the very foundations of our present-day technologies. Each chapter begins with a biography of the featured mathematician, clearly explaining the significance of the result, followed by the full proof of the work, reproduced from the original publication.
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Book Description: Running Press Book Publishers. Book Condition: New. pp. xiii + 1162, , Figures, , Best-selling author and physicist Stephen Hawking explores the "masterpieces" of mathematics through 31 landmark works, spanning 2,500 years and representing 17 mathematicians. From the geometry of Euclid, through the calculus of Newton, the probabilities of Laplace to the thought of Boole, this extraordinary volume allows readers to peer into the mind of genius by providing them with excerpts from the original mathematical proofs and results. It also charts the progression of mathematical thought-granting the reader a solid understanding of the very foundations of some of our current technol. Bookseller Inventory # 7687070 Bookseller & Payment Information | More Books from this Seller | Ask Bookseller a Question |
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